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CDUS43 KBIS 250728
CLIBIS

CLIMATE REPORT CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    119 AM  79    1939  44    -10       60       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM -11    1965  22      0       25       
  AVERAGE         28                        33     -5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.78R         0.75 1914   0.03   0.75      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      0.61   1.08     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.69                      0.61   1.08     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.30                      1.57   1.73     0.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        7.9 R         7.5  1914   0.3    7.6       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   11.4                       7.2    4.2      2.2     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.4                       7.2    4.2      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     81.9                      44.2   37.7     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        32      5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE 1054                       895    159      845       
  SINCE MAR 1   1054                       895    159      845       
  SINCE JUL 1   7841                      7530    311     7332       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE
  BLOWING SNOW/ETC/X11/XINIT/XINITRC.D                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        81      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -15      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2009.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MARCH 26 2009.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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