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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
128 AM CDT WED APR 30 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         55    112 PM  89    1952  63     -8       58       
  MINIMUM         38    420 AM  18    1958  36      2       33       
  AVERAGE         47                        49     -2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1884   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      1.40  -0.55     1.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.28                      2.25  -0.97     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.76                      3.21  -1.45     2.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1940   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       4.0   -3.2      4.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      13.0   -4.2     21.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      50.0  -16.8     34.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        16      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  522                       644   -122      696       
  SINCE MAR 1   1751                      1753     -2     2122       
  SINCE JUL 1   8152                      8388   -236     7611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   1 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        93      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2003.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2003...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.