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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
458 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         34    659 AM  69    2000  34      0       35       
                                      1905                          
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM -33    1891  15      6       19       
  AVERAGE         28                        24      4       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.48 1875   0.02   0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.09   0.40     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.09   0.40     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.08                      1.03   0.05     0.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.5           5.7  1995   0.3    1.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       1.2    0.4      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.6                       1.2    0.4      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.2                      38.7   -8.5     13.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        41     -4       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       165    -28      162       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       165    -28      162       
  SINCE JUL 1   6446                      6596   -150     5661       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1919                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2013.........SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2013.........SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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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