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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
230 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         19    345 PM  81    2012  40    -21       81       
  MINIMUM          3    651 AM -11    1875  20    -17       35       
  AVERAGE         11                        30    -19       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.62 1946   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.41   0.11     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.52                      0.41   0.11     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.11                      1.35  -0.24     0.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.4  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                       5.0   -2.8      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       5.0   -2.8      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.8                      42.5  -11.7     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        35     19        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  658                       617     41      429       
  SINCE MAR 1    658                       617     41      429       
  SINCE JUL 1   6967                      7048    -81     5928       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        74      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -25      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE   749 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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