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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
458 AM CDT THU MAR 16 2017


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    523 PM  73    2015  40     -6       57       
  MINIMUM         17    720 AM -36    1897  19     -2       34       
  AVERAGE         26                        29     -3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1902   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.38  -0.10     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.28                      0.38  -0.10     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.68                      1.32   0.36     0.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.8  1902   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.7                       4.7    4.0      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.7                       4.7    4.0      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.6                      42.2   29.4     21.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        36      3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  664                       582     82      352       
  SINCE MAR 1    664                       582     82      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   6666                      7013   -347     5672       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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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 2017.........SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2017.........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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