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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
244 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         45    527 PM  76    2015  49     -4       76       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  -8    1975  25      8       27       
  AVERAGE         39                        37      2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          0.54 2014   0.03   0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.87  -0.44     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.43                      0.87  -0.44     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.07                      1.81  -0.74     1.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           8.1  2014   0.3    0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       9.1   -5.8      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       9.1   -5.8      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.9                      46.6  -22.7     23.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        28     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  798                      1089   -291      889       
  SINCE MAR 1    798                      1088   -290      889       
  SINCE JUL 1   6118                      7519  -1401     7250       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        79      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -12      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2016.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2016.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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