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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
223 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         42    631 PM  68    1995  40      2       34       
  MINIMUM         16    839 AM -36    1897  19     -3        7       
  AVERAGE         29                        29      0       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1902   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.34  -0.18     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.34  -0.18     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      1.30   0.47     0.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.8  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       4.5   -1.2      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       4.5   -1.2      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     73.8                      41.5   32.3     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        36      0       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  778                       588    190      570       
  SINCE MAR 1    778                       588    190      570       
  SINCE JUL 1   7565                      7223    342     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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        64      1981                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2009.........SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2009.........SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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