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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
349 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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    454 PM  79    2012  41    -22       79       
  MINIMUM          2   1144 PM -20    1875  20    -18       40       
  AVERAGE         11                        31    -20       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.52 1968   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.46   0.15     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.61                      0.46   0.15     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.20                      1.40  -0.20     0.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.2  1886   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       5.6   -2.0      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       5.6   -2.0      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.2                      43.1  -10.9     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        34     20        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  758                       686     72      443       
  SINCE MAR 1    758                       686     72      443       
  SINCE JUL 1   7067                      7117    -50     5942       
                                                                     
 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        70      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -14      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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