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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CST WED DEC 8 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         29   1159 PM  57    1918  28      1       39       
  MINIMUM         24   1133 AM -28    1972   8     16       16       
  AVERAGE         27                        18      9       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 1963   0.02  -0.02     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.14  -0.12     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.02                      0.14  -0.12     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.96                     16.54  -0.58    13.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.8  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.1   -2.1      1.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         2.1   -2.1      1.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.9                      13.9  -13.0     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        47     -9       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       319    -80      266       
  SINCE DEC 1    239                       319    -80      266       
  SINCE JUL 1   1999                      2375   -376     2245       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    379                       471    -92      737       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        56      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -28      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2004......SUNRISE   815 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2004......SUNRISE   816 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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