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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         15   1247 AM  59    1924  33    -18       37       
  MINIMUM         -4    707 AM -34    1962  13    -17        6       
  AVERAGE          6                        23    -17       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1951   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.51  -0.35     0.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.40  -0.78     1.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.49                      0.96  -0.47     0.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                                               
  SINCE DEC 1     11.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        44     15       43       
  MONTH TO DATE 1095                      1380   -285     1601       
  SINCE DEC 1   3862                      4691   -829     4830       
  SINCE JUL 1   5489                      6727  -1238     6781       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  44 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        70      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -28      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2002.........SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2002.........SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.