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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1231 AM CST THU MAR 7 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         11   1208 AM  66    1937  36    -25       36       
  MINIMUM          1    836 AM -26    1996  15    -14       20       
  AVERAGE          6                        26    -20       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.42 1983   0.02   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.12   0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.21                      0.12   0.09     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.70                      1.08  -0.38     0.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    4.5                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      4.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        42     17       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       256     73      263       
  SINCE MAR 1    329                       256     73      263       
  SINCE JUL 1   5818                      6983  -1165     7044       
                                                                     
 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    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -21      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2002.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2002.........SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.