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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
221 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         -1    534 PM  67    1934  38    -39       59       
  MINIMUM        -14    719 AM -29    1948  17    -31       24       
  AVERAGE         -7                        28    -35       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1988   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.22  -0.06     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.22  -0.06     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      1.18   0.59     0.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.5  1988   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       3.3    0.0      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       3.3    0.0      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     73.8                      40.3   33.5     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       72                        38     34       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  588                       440    148      441       
  SINCE MAR 1    588                       440    148      441       
  SINCE JUL 1   7375                      7075    300     6928       
                                                                     
 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 (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        75      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -25      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2009.........SUNRISE   801 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MARCH 13 2009.........SUNRISE   759 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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