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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
220 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         34    320 PM  75    2003  48    -14       40       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         24    817 AM  -8    1975  25     -1       27       
  AVERAGE         29                        36     -7       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.44 1877   0.04  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.73                      0.85   1.88     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.73                      0.85   1.88     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.34                      1.81   2.53     0.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           1.6  1932   0.2    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   29.7                       9.0   20.7      2.2     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                       9.0   20.7      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      46.0   54.2     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        29      7       31       
  MONTH TO DATE 1340                      1109    231     1058       
  SINCE MAR 1   1340                      1109    231     1058       
  SINCE JUL 1   8127                      7744    383     7545       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1976                    
                                             1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -12      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2009.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2009.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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