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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1245 AM CST WED MAR 17 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         49    254 PM  64    1981  40      9       59       
  MINIMUM         30    721 AM -11    1875  19     11       24       
  AVERAGE         40                        30     10       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          0.62 1946   0.03   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.37   0.23     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.60                      0.37   0.23     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.50                      1.33   0.17     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.5           5.4  1902   0.3    1.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       4.8    1.5      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       4.8    1.5      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      41.8    4.4     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        36    -11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  562                       624    -62      838       
  SINCE MAR 1    562                       624    -62      838       
  SINCE JUL 1   6950                      7259   -309     7239       
                                                                     
 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 (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -25      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2004.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   652 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   654 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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