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CDUS43 KBIS 120631
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1230 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 11 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48   1122 AM  54    1934  27     21       13       
  MINIMUM         32   1055 PM -35    1988   6     26      -10       
  AVERAGE         40                        17     23        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.22 1922   0.02  -0.02     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.17  -0.14     0.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.49                      1.06  -0.57     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.36                      0.62  -0.26     0.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      8.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        51    -26       63       
  MONTH TO DATE  456                       575   -119      590       
  SINCE DEC 1   3223                      3886   -663     3819       
  SINCE JUL 1   4850                      5922  -1072     5770       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    52   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    68   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  48 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        63      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -33      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 12 2002......SUNRISE   752 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 13 2002......SUNRISE   750 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.