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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1229 AM CST THU MAR 27 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         56    240 PM  74    1960  45     11       42       
  MINIMUM         28    452 AM -13    1996  23      5       12       
  AVERAGE         42                        34      8       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.15 1950   0.03  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.67  -0.29     0.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.38                      0.67  -0.29     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.86                      1.63  -0.77     1.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            11.9  1950   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.4                       7.8   -0.4     16.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.4                       7.8   -0.4     16.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.8                      44.8  -13.0     29.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        31     -8       38       
  MONTH TO DATE 1088                       958    130     1287       
  SINCE MAR 1   1088                       958    130     1287       
  SINCE JUL 1   7489                      7593   -104     6776       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  58 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        81      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2003.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   705 PM CST   
MARCH 28 2003.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   706 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.