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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         22    448 PM  72    2000  35    -13       53       
  MINIMUM          6   1159 PM -25    1919  15     -9       20       
  AVERAGE         14                        25    -11       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.95 1983   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.12   0.37     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.12   0.37     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.08                      1.06   0.02     0.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.2  1900   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       1.6    0.0      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.6                       1.6    0.0      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.2                      39.1   -8.9     13.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        40     11       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       205    -17      190       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       205    -17      190       
  SINCE JUL 1   6497                      6636   -139     5689       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        66      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -26      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2013.........SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2013.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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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