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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
250 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         24    521 PM  74    1960  45    -21       46       
  MINIMUM         17   1159 PM -13    1996  23     -6       18       
                                      1964                          
  AVERAGE         21                        34    -13       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.15 1950   0.03   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      0.67   1.09     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.76                      0.67   1.09     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.37                      1.63   1.74     0.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.1          11.9  1950   0.3    0.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.6                       7.8    4.8      2.2     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.6                       7.8    4.8      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     83.1                      44.8   38.3     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        31     13       33       
  MONTH TO DATE 1141                       958    183      907       
  SINCE MAR 1   1141                       958    183      907       
  SINCE JUL 1   7928                      7593    335     7394       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  10 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        81      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1914                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2009.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MARCH 28 2009.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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