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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1230 AM CST MON MAR 4 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         23   1159 PM  61    1905  35    -12       36       
  MINIMUM        -10    732 AM -20    1917  14    -24        8       
  AVERAGE          7                        24    -17       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.24 1966   0.02   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.06  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.02                      0.06  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.51                      1.02  -0.51     0.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        43     15       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       130     54      128       
  SINCE MAR 1    184                       130     54      128       
  SINCE JUL 1   5673                      6857  -1184     6909       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        69      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -33      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2002.........SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2002.........SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.