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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
138 AM CST SUN MAR 10 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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    209 PM  66    1988  37     -3       48       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM -25    1951  17     -1       16       
  AVERAGE         25                        27     -2       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.89 1876   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.22   0.27     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.22   0.27     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.08                      1.16  -0.08     0.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1918   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       2.9   -1.3      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.6                       2.9   -1.3      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.2                      40.4  -10.2     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        38      2       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  367                       361      6      314       
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       361      6      314       
  SINCE JUL 1   6676                      6792   -116     5813       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        72      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -31      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2013.........SUNRISE   805 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MARCH 11 2013.........SUNRISE   803 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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