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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
211 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         54    307 PM  66    1937  35     19       12       
  MINIMUM         27    650 AM -26    1996  16     11       -2       
  AVERAGE         41                        25     16        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.42 1983   0.02  -0.02     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.14  -0.13     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.14  -0.13     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.79                      1.08  -0.29     1.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  1983   0.3   -0.3      1.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       1.9   -1.7      1.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       1.9   -1.7      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                      39.4  -26.1     60.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        40    -16       60       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       245    -31      342       
  SINCE MAR 1    214                       245    -31      342       
  SINCE JUL 1   5713                      6676   -963     7069       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -21      1995                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2012.........SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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