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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1227 AM CST WED MAR 26 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         47    606 PM  75    1925  44      3       29       
  MINIMUM         21    438 AM -15    1893  22     -1        2       
  AVERAGE         34                        33      1       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.44 1942   0.03   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.64  -0.27     0.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.37                      0.64  -0.27     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.85                      1.60  -0.75     1.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.2           3.6  1904   0.3    0.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.4                       7.5   -0.1     16.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.4                       7.5   -0.1     16.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.8                      44.5  -12.7     29.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        32     -1       49       
  MONTH TO DATE 1065                       927    138     1249       
  SINCE MAR 1   1065                       927    138     1249       
  SINCE JUL 1   7466                      7562    -96     6738       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  50 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        74      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -13      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2003.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   704 PM CST   
MARCH 27 2003.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   705 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.