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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1226 AM CST WED MAR 27 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         42    546 PM  74    1960  45     -3       36       
  MINIMUM         12    641 AM -13    1996  23    -11        9       
  AVERAGE         27                        34     -7       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1950   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.67   0.10     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.77                      0.67   0.10     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.26                      1.63  -0.37     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   16.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     16.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        32      6       42       
  MONTH TO DATE 1287                       989    298      940       
  SINCE MAR 1   1287                       989    298      940       
  SINCE JUL 1   6776                      7716   -940     7721       
                                                                     
 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     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        81      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2002.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   705 PM CST   
MARCH 28 2002.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   707 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.