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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CST SUN MAR 7 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40    515 PM  66    1937  36      4       22       
  MINIMUM         21   1233 AM -26    1996  15      6       -4       
  AVERAGE         31                        26      5        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.42 1983   0.02  -0.02     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.12   0.17     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.12   0.17     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      1.08   0.11     0.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.3  1983   0.3   -0.3      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       1.8    1.5      1.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       1.8    1.5      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.2                      38.8    4.4     25.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        40     -6       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       246    -10      360       
  SINCE MAR 1    236                       246    -10      360       
  SINCE JUL 1   6624                      6881   -257     6761       
                                                                     
 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 (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  50 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -21      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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