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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
133 AM CST FRI MAR 19 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         48    434 PM  70    1910  41      7       37       
  MINIMUM         25    727 AM -20    1875  20      5       33       
  AVERAGE         37                        30      7       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1968   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.43   0.19     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.62                      0.43   0.19     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      1.39   0.13     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1886   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       5.4    0.9      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       5.4    0.9      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      42.4    3.8     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        35     -7       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  618                       694    -76      896       
  SINCE MAR 1    618                       694    -76      896       
  SINCE JUL 1   7006                      7329   -323     7297       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        70      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -14      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   655 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   656 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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