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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1230 AM CST FRI MAR 15 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         29    311 PM  72    1935  39    -10       41       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM -35    1897  18      1       30       
  AVERAGE         24                        29     -5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 1919   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.31   0.18     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.31   0.18     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.27  -0.29     0.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    9.9                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      9.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     22.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        38      3       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  751                       572    179      537       
  SINCE MAR 1    751                       572    179      537       
  SINCE JUL 1   6240                      7299  -1059     7318       
                                                                     
 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    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        68      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -36      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2002.........SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   649 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2002.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   650 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.