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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
223 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         19   1203 AM  66    1988  37    -18       32       
  MINIMUM         -1   1159 PM -25    1951  17    -18        0       
  AVERAGE          9                        27    -18       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.89 1876   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.18  -0.18     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      1.14   0.47     0.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           7.0  1918   0.3   -0.1      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       2.7   -2.5      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       2.7   -2.5      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     70.7                      39.7   31.0     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        39     17       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  447                       364     83      392       
  SINCE MAR 1    447                       364     83      392       
  SINCE JUL 1   7234                      6999    235     6879       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  30 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -31      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2009.........SUNRISE   805 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MARCH 11 2009.........SUNRISE   803 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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