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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
119 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         40   1013 AM  67    1934  38      2       35       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM -29    1948  17     -1       33       
  AVERAGE         28                        28      0       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          0.57 1988   0.02   0.24     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.22   0.33     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      0.22   0.33     0.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.25                      1.18   1.07     2.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.6           7.5  1988   0.3    1.3      1.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                       3.3    2.0      2.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.3                       3.3    2.0      2.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     63.6                      40.3   23.3     48.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        38     -1       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  609                       440    169      400       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       440    169      400       
  SINCE JUL 1   7336                      7075    261     7047       
                                                                     
 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    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    58   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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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 2011.........SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2011.........SUNRISE   800 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   

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




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