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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
141 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         21    447 PM  66    1937  35    -14       54       
  MINIMUM          1    736 AM -26    1996  16    -15       27       
  AVERAGE         11                        25    -14       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.42 1983   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.14   0.35     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.14   0.35     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.08                      1.08   0.00     0.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.3  1983   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       1.9   -0.3      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.6                       1.9   -0.3      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.2                      39.4   -9.2     13.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        40     14       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  242                       245     -3      214       
  SINCE MAR 1    242                       245     -3      214       
  SINCE JUL 1   6551                      6676   -125     5713       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -21      1995                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2013.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2013.........SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   639 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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