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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1230 AM CST MON MAR 11 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         12    522 PM  62    1900  37    -25       34       
  MINIMUM        -19    637 AM -31    1948  17    -36       21       
  AVERAGE         -3                        27    -30       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.73 1876   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.20   0.29      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.20   0.29      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.16  -0.18     0.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    9.9                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      9.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     22.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       68                        40     28       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  581                       418    163      414       
  SINCE MAR 1    581                       418    163      414       
  SINCE JUL 1   6070                      7145  -1075     7195       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  40 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        67      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -29      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2002.........SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2002.........SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.