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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
356 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         74R   417 PM  67    1910  41     33       43       
  MINIMUM         38    741 AM -25    1875  20     18       31       
  AVERAGE         56                        30     26       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1972   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.43  -0.40     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.43  -0.40     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.81                      1.37  -0.56     2.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1987   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       5.3   -4.8      5.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                       5.3   -4.8      5.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      42.8  -29.2     63.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        35    -26       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  438                       652   -214      824       
  SINCE MAR 1    438                       652   -214      824       
  SINCE JUL 1   5937                      7083  -1146     7551       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        70      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -20      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   749 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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