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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
132 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         15    853 PM  62    1977  36    -21       35       
  MINIMUM          1    251 AM -28    1995  16    -15       33       
  AVERAGE          8                        26    -18       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.83 2000   0.02   0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.16   0.13     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.16   0.13     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.99                      1.12   0.87     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.8           3.0  2002   0.3    1.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.7                       2.4    1.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.7                       2.4    1.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     62.0                      39.4   22.6     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                        39     18       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  464                       325    139      307       
  SINCE MAR 1    464                       325    139      307       
  SINCE JUL 1   7191                      6960    231     6954       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -25      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2011.........SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   640 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2011.........SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   641 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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