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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
140 AM CST SUN MAR 14 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         42   1237 PM  71    1914  39      3       42       
  MINIMUM         29    457 AM -25    1951  18     11       17       
  AVERAGE         36                        28      8       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.41 1997   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.28   0.17     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      0.28   0.17     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.24   0.11     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.7  1997   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       3.9    0.9      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.8                       3.9    0.9      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      40.9    3.8     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        37     -8       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  467                       515    -48      770       
  SINCE MAR 1    467                       515    -48      770       
  SINCE JUL 1   6855                      7150   -295     7171       
                                                                     
 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    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    61   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          0500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        72      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -35      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2004.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   648 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2004.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   649 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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