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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
133 AM CST SAT MAR 13 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         47    424 PM  69    1934  38      9       18       
  MINIMUM         12    250 AM -25    1956  18     -6       11       
  AVERAGE         30                        28      2       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1929   0.03  -0.03     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.25   0.20     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      0.25   0.20     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.21   0.14     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1991   0.3   -0.3      1.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       3.6    1.2      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.8                       3.6    1.2      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      40.6    4.1     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        38     -3       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  438                       478    -40      735       
  SINCE MAR 1    438                       478    -40      735       
  SINCE JUL 1   6826                      7113   -287     7136       
                                                                     
 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     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          0700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          0200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        71      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -25      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
MARCH 14 2004.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   648 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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