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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
149 AM CST WED MAR 3 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         31    246 PM  67    1905  34     -3       16       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM -23    1972  14     10      -19       
  AVERAGE         28                        24      4       -1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.34 1901   0.02   0.00     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.04   0.22     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.26                      0.04   0.22     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.16                      1.00   0.16     0.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           4.0  1978   0.3   -0.1      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       0.6    2.1      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       0.6    2.1      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     42.6                      37.6    5.0     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        42     -5       66       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        84    -10      123       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        84    -10      123       
  SINCE JUL 1   6462                      6719   -257     6524       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          0800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        61      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   634 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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