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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1234 AM CST SUN MAR 31 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         43    349 PM  75    1966  47     -4       51       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM  -9    1969  24      4       29       
  AVERAGE         36                        36      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.21 1916   0.04  -0.04     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.81  -0.02     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.79                      0.81  -0.02     0.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.28                      1.77  -0.49     1.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   16.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     16.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        30     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE 1393                      1112    281     1047       
  SINCE MAR 1   1393                      1112    281     1047       
  SINCE JUL 1   6882                      7839   -957     7828       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -8      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2002.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   711 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2002.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   712 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.