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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1231 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         32    258 AM  69    2000  35     -3       25       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM -33    1891  15      7       10       
  AVERAGE         27                        25      2       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.48 1875   0.02   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.08  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.08  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.53                      1.04  -0.51     0.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        42     -4       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       172     50      175       
  SINCE MAR 1    222                       172     50      175       
  SINCE JUL 1   5711                      6899  -1188     6956       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  22 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2002.........SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2002.........SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.