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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
157 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48    414 PM  67    1905  33     15       29       
  MINIMUM         24    806 AM -23    1972  14     10       18       
                                      1916                          
  AVERAGE         36                        24     12       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.34 1901   0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.05  -0.05     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.05  -0.05     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.59                      0.99  -0.40     0.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1978   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.6   -0.5      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       0.6   -0.5      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.7                      38.1   -9.4     13.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        41    -12       41       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        83    -14       78       
  SINCE MAR 1     69                        83    -14       78       
  SINCE JUL 1   6378                      6514   -136     5577       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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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 2013.........SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2013.........SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   633 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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