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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1224 AM CST TUE MAR 12 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         22   1159 PM  67    1934  38    -16       32       
  MINIMUM        -11    630 AM -29    1948  17    -28       18       
  AVERAGE          6                        28    -22       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1988   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.22   0.27      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.22   0.27      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.18  -0.20     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       59                        39     20       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  640                       457    183      454       
  SINCE MAR 1    640                       457    183      454       
  SINCE JUL 1   6129                      7184  -1055     7235       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -25      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2002.........SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2002.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   646 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.