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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
233 AM CDT WED MAR 13 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         25    407 PM  75    2007  38    -13       60       
  MINIMUM         11   1159 PM -25    1956  18     -7       27       
  AVERAGE         18                        28    -10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.68 1929   0.03  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.30   0.21     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.51                      0.30   0.21     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.10                      1.24  -0.14     0.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4           2.6  1991   0.3    0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                       3.8   -1.6      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       3.8   -1.6      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.8                      41.3  -10.5     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        37     10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  497                       473     24      368       
  SINCE MAR 1    497                       473     24      368       
  SINCE JUL 1   6806                      6904    -98     5867       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        71      2012                    
                                             1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -25      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2013.........SUNRISE   759 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MARCH 14 2013.........SUNRISE   757 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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