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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1231 AM CST SAT MAR 16 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         40    533 PM  68    1995  40      0       39       
  MINIMUM         12    410 AM -36    1897  19     -7       26       
  AVERAGE         26                        29     -3       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1902   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.34   0.15     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.34   0.15     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.30  -0.32     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       39                        37      2       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  790                       609    181      569       
  SINCE MAR 1    790                       609    181      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   6279                      7336  -1057     7350       
                                                                     
 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    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  35 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        64      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2002.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   650 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2002.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   651 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.