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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
647 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         27    553 PM  71    1914  39    -12       42       
  MINIMUM         15    746 AM -25    1951  18     -3       29       
  AVERAGE         21                        28     -7       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.41 1997   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.28  -0.11     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.17                      0.28  -0.11     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.64                      1.24  -0.60     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             6.7  1997   0.3   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       3.9   -2.4      4.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       3.9   -2.4      4.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.5                      40.9  -28.4     44.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        37      7       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  424                       515    -91      467       
  SINCE MAR 1    424                       515    -91      467       
  SINCE JUL 1   6361                      7150   -789     6855       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        72      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -35      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   648 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   649 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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