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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CST SUN MAR 21 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         41   1201 AM  73    1911  42     -1       50       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM -17    1876  21     -1       28       
  AVERAGE         31                        31      0       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1894   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.49   0.13     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.62                      0.49   0.13     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      1.45   0.07     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  2002   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       6.0    0.3      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       6.0    0.3      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      43.0    3.2     30.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        34      0       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  669                       763    -94      952       
  SINCE MAR 1    669                       763    -94      952       
  SINCE JUL 1   7057                      7398   -341     7353       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        78      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -14      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   658 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2004.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   659 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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