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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
152 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         45    415 PM  73    1911  42      3       41       
  MINIMUM         19    623 AM -17    1876  21     -2       20       
  AVERAGE         32                        31      1       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1894   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.49  -0.22     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.27                      0.49  -0.22     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      1.45  -0.71     1.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  2002   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       6.0   -2.6      6.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.4                       6.0   -2.6      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.4                      43.0  -28.6     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        34     -1       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  707                       763    -56      669       
  SINCE MAR 1    707                       763    -56      669       
  SINCE JUL 1   6644                      7398   -754     7057       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  45 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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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 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   657 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   642 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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