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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2009


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    759 PM  61    1905  34     -4       40       
  MINIMUM         14    705 AM -20    1917  14      0        5       
                                      1888                          
  AVERAGE         22                        24     -2       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1966   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      1.02   0.59     0.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          15.5  1966   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     70.5                      37.9   32.6     16.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        41      2       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       125     43      107       
  SINCE MAR 1    168                       125     43      107       
  SINCE JUL 1   6955                      6760    195     6594       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  53 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        69      2000                    
                                             1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -33      1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2009.........SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2009.........SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   635 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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