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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
122 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          5    619 PM  67    1905  34    -29       27       
  MINIMUM         -4    739 AM -23    1972  14    -18       19       
                                      1916                          
  AVERAGE          1                        24    -23       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.34 1901   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.04  -0.04      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.70                      1.00   0.70     1.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1978   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     58.3                      37.6   20.7     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       64                        42     22       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        84     32       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                        84     32       93       
  SINCE JUL 1   6843                      6719    124     6740       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        61      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1917                    
                                             1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2011.........SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2011.........SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   633 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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