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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
135 AM CST SAT MAR 20 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         61   1233 PM  70    1910  41     20       37       
  MINIMUM         35    634 AM -14    1875  20     15       33       
  AVERAGE         48                        31     17       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.69 1979   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.46   0.16     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.62                      0.46   0.16     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      1.42   0.10     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.6  1982   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       5.7    0.6      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       5.7    0.6      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      42.7    3.5     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        35    -18       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  635                       729    -94      926       
  SINCE MAR 1    635                       729    -94      926       
  SINCE JUL 1   7023                      7364   -341     7327       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  58 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        73      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -17      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   656 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   658 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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