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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
227 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         35    638 PM  67    1934  38     -3       -1       
  MINIMUM         33    710 AM -29    1948  17     16      -14       
  AVERAGE         34                        28      6       -7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          0.57 1988   0.02   0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.22   0.69     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.91                      0.22   0.69     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.24                      1.18   1.06     1.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.3           7.5  1988   0.3    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       3.3   -0.6      3.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       3.3   -0.6      3.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.9                      40.3    8.6     73.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      12                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        38     -7       72       
  MONTH TO DATE  400                       440    -40      588       
  SINCE MAR 1    400                       440    -40      588       
  SINCE JUL 1   7047                      7075    -28     7375       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        75      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -25      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2010.........SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2010.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   646 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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