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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1238 AM CST TUE MAR 16 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         39    403 PM  68    1995  40     -1       61       
  MINIMUM         23    750 AM -36    1897  19      4       29       
  AVERAGE         31                        29      2       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1902   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.34   0.11     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      0.34   0.11     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.30   0.05     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.8  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       4.5    0.3      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.8                       4.5    0.3      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      41.5    3.2     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        36     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  537                       588    -51      815       
  SINCE MAR 1    537                       588    -51      815       
  SINCE JUL 1   6925                      7223   -298     7216       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  55 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        64      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   651 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2004.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   652 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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