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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1228 AM CST THU MAR 6 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         28    432 PM  72    2000  35     -7       23       
  MINIMUM        -19    718 AM -25    1919  15    -34       11       
  AVERAGE          5                        25    -20       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.95 1983   0.02  -0.02     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.10  -0.07     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.10  -0.07     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.51                      1.06  -0.55     0.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1900   0.3   -0.3      3.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.5   -0.8      3.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       1.5   -0.8      3.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.1                      38.5  -13.4     16.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        40     20       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  304                       206     98      270       
  SINCE MAR 1    304                       206     98      270       
  SINCE JUL 1   6705                      6841   -136     5759       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -26      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2003.........SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2003.........SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.