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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         49    236 PM  62    1977  36     13       -2       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM -28    1995  16     18      -11       
  AVERAGE         42                        26     16       -6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.83 2000   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.16   0.13     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.16   0.13     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      1.12   0.07     0.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  2002   0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       2.4    0.9      4.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       2.4    0.9      4.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.2                      39.4    3.8     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        39    -16       71       
  MONTH TO DATE  290                       325    -35      502       
  SINCE MAR 1    290                       325    -35      502       
  SINCE JUL 1   6678                      6960   -282     6903       
                                                                     
 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    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -25      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   642 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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