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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1229 AM CST SAT MAR 23 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         26    529 PM  81    1910  43    -17       31       
  MINIMUM          0    557 AM -18    1899  21    -21       20       
  AVERAGE         13                        32    -19       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.97 1931   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.55   0.22     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.77                      0.55   0.22     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.26                      1.51  -0.25     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   16.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     16.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        34     18       39       
  MONTH TO DATE 1106                       857    249      766       
  SINCE MAR 1   1106                       857    249      766       
  SINCE JUL 1   6595                      7584   -989     7547       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        81      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -15      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2002.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   700 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2002.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   701 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.