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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
240 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         68    406 PM  70    1910  42     26       46
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM -14    1875  21     21       29
  AVERAGE         55                        31     24       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.69 1979   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.49  -0.46     0.55
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.49  -0.46     0.55
  SINCE JAN 1      0.81                      1.43  -0.62     2.25

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.6  1982   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       5.9   -5.4      5.3
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                       5.9   -5.4      5.3
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      43.4  -29.8     63.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                        34    -24       27
  MONTH TO DATE  453                       720   -267      881
  SINCE MAR 1    453                       720   -267      881
  SINCE JUL 1   5952                      7151  -1199     7608

 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM
 LOWEST     11           400 PM
 AVERAGE    45

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        73      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -17      1876


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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