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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
140 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         29   1021 PM  69    2000  35     -6        7       
  MINIMUM         16   1203 AM -33    1891  15      1      -12       
  AVERAGE         23                        25     -2       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.48 1875   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.08   0.21     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.08   0.21     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      1.04   0.15     0.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1995   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       1.2    2.1      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       1.2    2.1      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.2                      38.2    5.0     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        41      1       67       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       166     -5      244       
  SINCE MAR 1    161                       166     -5      244       
  SINCE JUL 1   6549                      6801   -252     6645       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          0500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     81          0900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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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