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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1248 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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    421 PM  67    1910  40      7       42       
  MINIMUM         26    545 AM -25    1875  19      7       31       
  AVERAGE         37                        30      7       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.54 1972   0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.40   0.22     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.62                      0.40   0.22     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      1.36   0.16     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1987   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       5.1    1.2      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       5.1    1.2      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      42.1    4.1     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        35     -7       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  590                       659    -69      866       
  SINCE MAR 1    590                       659    -69      866       
  SINCE JUL 1   6978                      7294   -316     7267       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  41 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          M800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        70      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -20      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   654 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   655 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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