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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1224 AM CST TUE MAR 11 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         18    559 PM  62    1900  37    -19       12       
  MINIMUM         -8    507 AM -31    1948  17    -25      -19       
  AVERAGE          5                        27    -22       -3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.73 1876   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.20  -0.02     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      0.20  -0.02     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.66                      1.16  -0.50     0.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.5  1921   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                       3.0    1.4      9.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.4                       3.0    1.4      9.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.8                      40.0  -11.2     22.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        38     22       68       
  MONTH TO DATE  630                       402    228      581       
  SINCE MAR 1    630                       402    228      581       
  SINCE JUL 1   7031                      7037     -6     6070       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   6 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        67      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -29      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2003.........SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2003.........SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.