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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
135 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         16    357 PM  69    2000  35    -19       31
                                      1905
  MINIMUM          6   1016 PM -33    1891  15     -9       27
  AVERAGE         11                        25    -14       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.48 1875   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.08  -0.08      T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.08  -0.08      T
  SINCE JAN 1      1.70                      1.04   0.66     1.33

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             5.7  1995   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2       T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2       T
  SINCE JUL 1     58.3                      38.2   20.1     46.2
  SNOW DEPTH       6

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       54                        41     13       36
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       166     59      170
  SINCE MAR 1    225                       166     59      170
  SINCE JUL 1   6952                      6801    151     6817

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM
 LOWEST     61           100 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        72      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1919


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  5 2011.........SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST
MARCH  6 2011.........SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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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