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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
243 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         57    354 PM  73    2015  40     17       73       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM -36    1897  19     15       45       
  AVERAGE         46                        29     17       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1902   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.38  -0.30      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.38  -0.30      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      0.72                      1.32  -0.60     1.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.8  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       4.7   -3.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       4.7   -3.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     21.4                      42.2  -20.8     22.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        36    -17        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  352                       582   -230      469       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       582   -230      469       
  SINCE JUL 1   5672                      7013  -1341     6830       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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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 2016.........SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2016.........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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