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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
220 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         43    547 PM  75    2003  48     -5       62       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         32    526 AM  -8    1975  25      7       42       
  AVERAGE         38                        36      2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.44 1877   0.04  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      0.85   0.71     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.56                      0.85   0.71     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.26                      1.81   1.45     2.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1932   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.7                       9.0    4.7      2.9     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.7                       9.0    4.7      2.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     72.0                      46.0   26.0     49.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        29     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE 1353                      1109    244      963       
  SINCE MAR 1   1353                      1109    244      963       
  SINCE JUL 1   8080                      7744    336     7610       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1976                    
                                             1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -12      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2011.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2011.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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