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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
131 AM CST MON MAR 8 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         40    500 PM  66    1898  36      4        2       
  MINIMUM         27    732 AM -21    1995  16     11      -14       
  AVERAGE         34                        26      8       -6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17 1983   0.02  -0.02     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.14   0.15     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.14   0.15     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      1.10   0.09     0.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.6  1983   0.3   -0.3      2.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       2.1    1.2      4.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       2.1    1.2      4.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.2                      39.1    4.1     28.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        40     -9       71       
  MONTH TO DATE  267                       286    -19      431       
  SINCE MAR 1    267                       286    -19      431       
  SINCE JUL 1   6655                      6921   -266     6832       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          0100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        62      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -28      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   641 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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