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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1236 AM CST THU MAR 14 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         30    343 PM  71    1914  38     -8       53       
  MINIMUM         16    734 AM -25    1951  18     -2       32       
  AVERAGE         23                        28     -5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.41 1997   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.28   0.21     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.28   0.21     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.24  -0.26     0.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    9.9                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      9.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     22.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        38      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  710                       534    176      508       
  SINCE MAR 1    710                       534    176      508       
  SINCE JUL 1   6199                      7261  -1062     7289       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        72      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -35      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2002.........SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2002.........SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   649 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.