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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1232 AM CST WED MAR 20 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         27   1158 PM  70    1910  41    -14       53       
  MINIMUM         15    735 AM -14    1875  20     -5       23       
  AVERAGE         21                        31    -10       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.69 1979   0.03   0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.46   0.10     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      0.46   0.10     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.05                      1.42  -0.37     1.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   11.4                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     11.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     24.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        35      9       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  942                       753    189      680       
  SINCE MAR 1    942                       753    189      680       
  SINCE JUL 1   6431                      7480  -1049     7461       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        73      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -17      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2002.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   656 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2002.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   657 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.