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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
230 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         62    311 PM  72    1935  39     23       56       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -35    1897  19      7       30       
  AVERAGE         44                        29     15       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 1919   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.35   0.16     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.51                      0.35   0.16     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.10                      1.29  -0.19     0.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1953   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                       4.4   -2.2      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       4.4   -2.2      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.8                      41.9  -11.1     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        36    -15       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  555                       546      9      406       
  SINCE MAR 1    555                       546      9      406       
  SINCE JUL 1   6864                      6977   -113     5905       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        68      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -36      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE   755 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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