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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         23    532 PM  67    1934  38    -15       17       
  MINIMUM          5    721 AM -29    1948  17    -12        3       
  AVERAGE         14                        28    -14       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1988   0.02  -0.02     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.22   0.23     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      0.22   0.23     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.18   0.17     0.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.5  1988   0.3   -0.3      0.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       3.3    1.5      5.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.8                       3.3    1.5      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      40.3    4.4     29.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        38     13       55       
  MONTH TO DATE  403                       440    -37      685       
  SINCE MAR 1    403                       440    -37      685       
  SINCE JUL 1   6791                      7075   -284     7086       
                                                                     
 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 (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -25      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2004.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   645 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   647 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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