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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
323 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         47    511 PM  81    2012  40      7       51       
  MINIMUM         25    323 AM -11    1875  20      5       24       
  AVERAGE         36                        30      6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.62 1946   0.03  -0.02     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.41  -0.32     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.41  -0.32     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.73                      1.35  -0.62     1.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.4  1902   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       5.0   -4.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.0   -4.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     21.4                      42.5  -21.1     22.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        35     -6       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  381                       617   -236      496       
  SINCE MAR 1    381                       617   -236      496       
  SINCE JUL 1   5701                      7048  -1347     6857       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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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 2016.........SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE   749 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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