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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1221 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         13        MM  67    1905  34    -21       36        
  MINIMUM         -7        MM -23    1972  14    -21        9        
  AVERAGE          3                        24    -21       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.34 1901   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.49                      1.00  -0.51     0.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        43     19       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        87     39       85       
  SINCE MAR 1    126                        87     39       85       
  SINCE JUL 1   5615                      6814  -1199     6866       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        61      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2002.........SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2002.........SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.