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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
218 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         49    257 PM  64    1981  40      9       36       
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         28    219 AM -11    1875  19      9       21       
  AVERAGE         39                        30      9       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1946   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.37   0.18     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      0.37   0.18     0.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.25                      1.33   0.92     2.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                       4.8    0.5      2.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.3                       4.8    0.5      2.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     63.6                      41.8   21.8     48.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        36    -10       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  796                       624    172      567       
  SINCE MAR 1    796                       624    172      567       
  SINCE JUL 1   7523                      7259    264     7214       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -25      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2011.........SUNRISE   752 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2011.........SUNRISE   750 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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