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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
133 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         31    459 PM  69    1992  33     -2       31
  MINIMUM         12   1027 PM -17    1980  13     -1       -2
  AVERAGE         22                        23     -1       15

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.13 1916   0.03   0.05     0.00
                                      1888
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.51  -0.03     0.57
  SINCE DEC 1      1.25                      1.43  -0.18     3.10
  SINCE JAN 1      0.78                      0.94  -0.16     1.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.3           2.2  1888   0.3    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    7.2                       8.1   -0.9      5.5
  SINCE DEC 1     12.5                      26.3  -13.8     44.8
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      37.5  -24.4     58.3
  SNOW DEPTH       5

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       43                        42      1       50
  MONTH TO DATE 1235                      1356   -121     1472
  SINCE DEC 1   3765                      4487   -722     4860
  SINCE JUL 1   5499                      6473   -974     6727

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM
 LOWEST     72           300 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        70      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -28      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   631 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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