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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1237 AM CST TUE MAR 19 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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    353 PM  70    1910  41    -11       53       
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM -20    1875  19     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         24                        30     -6       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.52 1968   0.03  -0.01     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.43   0.09     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.52                      0.43   0.09     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.01                      1.39  -0.38     1.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   10.4                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     10.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     23.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        36      5       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  898                       718    180      653       
  SINCE MAR 1    898                       718    180      653       
  SINCE JUL 1   6387                      7445  -1058     7434       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  25 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        70      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -14      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2002.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   654 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2002.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   656 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.