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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         28    609 PM  64    1981  40    -12       49       
  MINIMUM          0    701 AM -11    1875  19    -19       30       
  AVERAGE         14                        30    -16       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.62 1946   0.03  -0.02     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.37  -0.11     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.26                      0.37  -0.11     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.73                      1.33  -0.60     1.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           5.4  1902   0.3    0.0      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       4.8   -1.7      6.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.1                       4.8   -1.7      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                      41.8  -27.7     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        36     15       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  563                       624    -61      562       
  SINCE MAR 1    563                       624    -61      562       
  SINCE JUL 1   6500                      7259   -759     6950       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  65 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -25      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   652 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   653 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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