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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
240 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         26   1231 AM  68    1995  40    -14       67       
  MINIMUM          6   1159 PM -36    1897  19    -13       31       
  AVERAGE         16                        29    -13       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.68 1902   0.03  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.38   0.14     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.52                      0.38   0.14     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.11                      1.32  -0.21     0.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.8  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                       4.7   -2.5      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       4.7   -2.5      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.8                      42.2  -11.4     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        36     13       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  604                       582     22      422       
  SINCE MAR 1    604                       582     22      422       
  SINCE JUL 1   6913                      7013   -100     5921       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -11      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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