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CDUS43 KBIS 220634
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1232 AM CST FRI MAR 22 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         11    451 PM  78    1910  42    -31       61       
  MINIMUM         -6    721 AM -14    1965  21    -27       25       
  AVERAGE          3                        32    -29       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1916   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.52   0.25     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.77                      0.52   0.25     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.26                      1.48  -0.22     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   16.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     16.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        35     27       22       
  MONTH TO DATE 1054                       823    231      727       
  SINCE MAR 1   1054                       823    231      727       
  SINCE JUL 1   6543                      7550  -1007     7508       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        81      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -18      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2002.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   658 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2002.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   700 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.