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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1226 AM CST WED MAR 12 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         17   1125 AM  67    1934  38    -21       22       
  MINIMUM          3    537 AM -29    1948  17    -14      -11       
  AVERAGE         10                        28    -18        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.57 1988   0.02   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.22  -0.01     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.21                      0.22  -0.01     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.69                      1.18  -0.49     0.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.6           7.5  1988   0.3    0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                       3.3    1.7      9.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.0                       3.3    1.7      9.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.4                      40.3  -10.9     22.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        38     17       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  685                       440    245      640       
  SINCE MAR 1    685                       440    245      640       
  SINCE JUL 1   7086                      7075     11     6129       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -25      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2003.........SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2003.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   645 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.