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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
140 AM CST MON MAR 7 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         12    206 PM  66    1937  36    -24       35       
  MINIMUM         -2   1156 PM -26    1996  15    -17       26       
  AVERAGE          5                        26    -21       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.42 1983   0.02   0.11     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.12   0.06     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      0.12   0.06     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.88                      1.08   0.80     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.1           4.3  1983   0.3    0.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       1.8    0.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.9                       1.8    0.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     60.2                      38.8   21.4     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        40     20       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       246     96      242       
  SINCE MAR 1    342                       246     96      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   7069                      6881    188     6889       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -21      1995                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2011.........SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2011.........SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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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