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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
137 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         40    129 PM  72    2000  35      5       33       
  MINIMUM         15    734 AM -25    1919  15      0        5       
  AVERAGE         28                        25      3       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.95 1983   0.02  -0.02     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.10  -0.10     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.10  -0.10     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      1.06   0.55     0.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1900   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.5   -1.5      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     70.5                      38.5   32.0     16.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        40     -3       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  246                       206     40      191       
  SINCE MAR 1    246                       206     40      191       
  SINCE JUL 1   7033                      6841    192     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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  35 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -26      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2009.........SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2009.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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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