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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1227 AM CST SUN MAR 9 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         -2   1201 AM  62    1977  36    -38        8       
  MINIMUM        -11   1159 PM -28    1995  16    -27        4       
  AVERAGE         -6                        26    -32        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.83 2000   0.02  -0.02     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.16   0.02     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      0.16   0.02     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.66                      1.12  -0.46     0.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           3.0  2002   0.3   -0.2      3.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                       2.4    2.0      9.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.4                       2.4    2.0      9.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.8                      39.4  -10.6     22.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        39     32       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  502                       325    177      446       
  SINCE MAR 1    502                       325    177      446       
  SINCE JUL 1   6903                      6960    -57     5935       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -25      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2003.........SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   640 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2003.........SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.