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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         50    349 PM  64    1981  40     10       49       
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         23    741 AM -11    1875  19      4       13       
  AVERAGE         37                        30      7       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1946   0.03  -0.03     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.37  -0.21     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.37  -0.21     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      1.33   0.44     0.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       4.8   -1.5      0.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       4.8   -1.5      0.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     73.8                      41.8   32.0     17.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        36     -8       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  806                       624    182      604       
  SINCE MAR 1    806                       624    182      604       
  SINCE JUL 1   7593                      7259    334     7091       
                                                                     
 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     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -25      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2009.........SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE   749 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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