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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
219 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         47    430 PM  68    1995  40      7       38       
  MINIMUM         29   1057 PM -36    1897  19     10       25       
  AVERAGE         38                        29      9       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1902   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.34   0.21     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      0.34   0.21     0.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.25                      1.30   0.95     2.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.8  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                       4.5    0.8      2.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.3                       4.5    0.8      2.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     63.6                      41.5   22.1     48.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        36     -9       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  770                       588    182      531       
  SINCE MAR 1    770                       588    182      531       
  SINCE JUL 1   7497                      7223    274     7178       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        64      1981                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2011.........SUNRISE   754 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2011.........SUNRISE   752 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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