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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1230 AM CST THU MAR 13 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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   1135 PM  69    1934  38    -20       51       
  MINIMUM         11    251 AM -25    1956  18     -7       22       
  AVERAGE         15                        28    -13       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.68 1929   0.03   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.25   0.00     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.25                      0.25   0.00     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.73                      1.21  -0.48     0.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.2           2.6  1991   0.3    0.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.2                       3.6    2.6      9.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.2                       3.6    2.6      9.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.6                      40.6   RRRR     22.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       50                        38     12       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  735                       478    257      668       
  SINCE MAR 1    735                       478    257      668       
  SINCE JUL 1   7136                      7113     23     6157       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        71      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -25      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2003.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   645 PM CST   
MARCH 14 2003.........SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.