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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
244 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         32    252 AM  70    1910  41     -9       50       
  MINIMUM         19   1143 PM -20    1875  20     -1       27       
  AVERAGE         26                        30     -4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1968   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.43  -0.27     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.43  -0.27     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      1.39   0.38     0.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1886   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       5.4   -2.1      0.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       5.4   -2.1      0.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     73.8                      42.4   31.4     17.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        35      4       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  873                       694    179      660       
  SINCE MAR 1    873                       694    179      660       
  SINCE JUL 1   7660                      7329    331     7147       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  72 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        70      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -14      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2009.........SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2009.........SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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