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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1234 AM CST SUN MAR 24 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         31    314 PM  81    1910  43    -12       28       
  MINIMUM          4    642 AM -15    1899  22    -18       17       
  AVERAGE         18                        33    -15       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1950   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.58   0.19     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.77                      0.58   0.19     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.26                      1.54  -0.28     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       47                        34     13       42       
  MONTH TO DATE 1153                       891    262      808       
  SINCE MAR 1   1153                       891    262      808       
  SINCE JUL 1   6642                      7618   -976     7589       
                                                                     
 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    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  49 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        79      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -11      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2002.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   701 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2002.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   702 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.