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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1235 AM CST SUN MAR 17 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         45    336 PM  64    1981  40      5       44       
  MINIMUM         17    709 AM -11    1875  19     -2       23       
  AVERAGE         31                        30      1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.62 1946   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.37   0.12     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.37   0.12     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.33  -0.35     0.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    9.9                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      9.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     22.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        37     -3       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  824                       646    178      600       
  SINCE MAR 1    824                       646    178      600       
  SINCE JUL 1   6313                      7373  -1060     7381       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -25      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2002.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   651 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2002.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   653 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.