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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         30    553 PM  62    1977  36     -6       49       
  MINIMUM         16    826 AM -28    1995  16      0       34       
  AVERAGE         23                        26     -3       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.83 2000   0.02   0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.16  -0.08     0.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.16  -0.08     0.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.55                      1.12  -0.57     1.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           3.0  2002   0.3    0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       2.4   -1.6      3.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       2.4   -1.6      3.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.8                      39.4  -27.6     43.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        39      3       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       325    -76      290       
  SINCE MAR 1    249                       325    -76      290       
  SINCE JUL 1   6186                      6960   -774     6678       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   5 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -25      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   642 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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