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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
143 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         29    417 PM  67    1905  33     -4        5
  MINIMUM         18   1149 PM -23    1972  14      4       -4
                                      1916
  AVERAGE         24                        24      0        1

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.34 1901   0.03  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.05  -0.04     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.05  -0.04     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      0.79                      0.99  -0.20     1.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.2           4.0  1978   0.3   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       0.6   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       0.6   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                      38.1  -24.8     58.3
  SNOW DEPTH       3

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       41                        41      0       64
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        83     -5      116
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        83     -5      116
  SINCE JUL 1   5577                      6514   -937     6843

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           300 PM
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        61      1905
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1917
                                             1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  3 2012.........SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST
MARCH  4 2012.........SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   634 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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