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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
134 AM CST MON MAR 15 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         35    104 PM  72    1935  39     -4       57       
  MINIMUM         22   1025 PM -35    1897  18      4       22       
  AVERAGE         29                        29      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.58 1919   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.31   0.14     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      0.31   0.14     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.27   0.08     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.1  1953   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       4.2    0.6      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.8                       4.2    0.6      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      41.2    3.5     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        37     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  503                       552    -49      795       
  SINCE MAR 1    503                       552    -49      795       
  SINCE JUL 1   6891                      7187   -296     7196       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  17 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        68      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -36      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2004.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   649 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   651 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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