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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
241 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011


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    501 AM  81    1910  43     -9       53
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM -18    1899  21      7       33
  AVERAGE         31                        32     -1       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.90          0.97 1931   0.03   0.87     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      0.55   0.90     0.96
  SINCE MAR 1      1.45                      0.55   0.90     0.96
  SINCE JAN 1      3.15                      1.51   1.64     2.29

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        7.0           8.0  1893   0.3    6.7      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   12.3                       6.6    5.7      2.7
  SINCE MAR 1     12.3                       6.6    5.7      2.7
  SINCE JUL 1     70.6                      43.6   27.0     48.9
  SNOW DEPTH       7

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        33      1       22
  MONTH TO DATE  980                       830    150      752
  SINCE MAR 1    980                       830    150      752
  SINCE JUL 1   7707                      7465    242     7399

 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     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FREEZING RAIN
  LT FREEZING RAIN
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 PM
 LOWEST     89          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    95

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        81      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -15      1899


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 23 2011.........SUNRISE   741 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT
MARCH 24 2011.........SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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