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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
840 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              68   02/25/1958
 LOW              -45   02/16/1936
HIGHEST            45   02/25                         53  02/05
                        02/17
LOWEST            -16   02/01                        -12  02/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     31.0              28.3     2.7     34.9
AVG. MINIMUM     12.7               7.9     4.8      9.5
MEAN             21.9              18.1     3.8     22.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     15              16.3    -1.3       12
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              27.4     0.6       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       4               8.8    -4.8        6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         1.74   2000
 MINIMUM         0.03   1934
                        1985
TOTALS           0.34              0.51   -0.17     0.48
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.02   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01        11               7.0     4.0        5
DAYS >= .10         1               1.6    -0.6        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.14   02/20 TO 02/21              0.24

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           25.6   5
                        0

TOTALS            3.5               8.1    -4.6      7.2
SINCE 7/1        28.6              37.5    -8.9     13.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 4      -2        1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               2.7    -2.7        4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         4   02/06                          6  02/26
                        02/05
                        02/04
 24 HR TOTAL      0.6   02/13-02/14                  2.6

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1203              1313    -110
 SINCE 7/1       6309              6431    -122
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/310    DATE  02/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/310    DATE  02/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         15


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      0
FOG                      20     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      9

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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FEBRUARY 2013 WAS A FAIRLY WARM AND DRY MONTH FOR THE BISMARCK AREA. THE
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 21.9 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 3.8 DEGREES HIGHER
THAN THE NORMAL 18.1 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 31 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 2.7 DEGREES HIGHER THAN THE NORMAL 28.3 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WAS 12.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.8 DEGREES HIGHER THAN THE NORMAL 7.9
DEGREES.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH WAS 0.34 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. THIS WAS 0.17
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH LESS THAN THE NORMAL 0.51 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. TOTAL
SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY WAS 3.5 INCHES...WHICH WAS 4.6 INCHES LESS THAN THE
NORMAL 8.1 INCHES. LIGHT RAIN FELL ON 1 DAY AND LIGHT SNOW FELL ON 14 DAYS
WITH 1 OF THOSE DAYS REPORTING MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW. DENSE FOG WAS REPORTED
ON 1 DAY.

THE AVERAGE WINDSPEED WAS 8.9 MPH. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDSPEED WAS 40 MPH
FROM THE NORTHWEST...WHILE THE PEAK WINDSPEED OF 53 MPH ALSO FROM THE NORTHWEST
OCCURRED ON THE 2ND. THE HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE WAS 30.55 INCHES ON THE 19TH
AND THE LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE WAS 29.49 INCHES ON THE 17TH. THERE WERE NO
RECORDS SET FOR FEBRUARY.

LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH...NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES START OUT IN THE LOWER 30S AND
GRADUALLY RISE TO THE UPPER 40S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL LOWS START OUT
IN THE LOWER TEENS AND RISE TO THE UPPER 20S BY APRIL. MARCH 2013 IS EXPECTING
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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RK