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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1224 AM CST MON MAR 3 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         16   1159 PM  67    1905  34    -18       13       
  MINIMUM        -19    728 AM -23    1972  14    -33       -7       
  AVERAGE         -1                        24    -25        3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.34 1901   0.02   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.51                      1.00  -0.49     0.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7           4.0  1978   0.3    0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       0.6    0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       0.6    0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.1                      37.6  -12.5     12.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       66                        42     24       62       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                        84     39      126       
  SINCE MAR 1    123                        84     39      126       
  SINCE JUL 1   6524                      6719   -195     5615       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  52 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        61      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2003.........SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2003.........SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.