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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
123 AM CST THU DEC 9 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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    311 AM  56    1939  28      1       34       
  MINIMUM         26   1006 PM -28    1927   8     18       13       
  AVERAGE         28                        18     10       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.10 1973   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.16  -0.14     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.02                      0.16  -0.14     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.96                     16.56  -0.60    13.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             1.5  1945   0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.4   -2.4      1.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         2.4   -2.4      1.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.9                      14.2  -13.3     14.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        47    -10       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       366    -90      307       
  SINCE DEC 1    276                       366    -90      307       
  SINCE JUL 1   2036                      2422   -386     2286       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
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           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        64      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -26      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2004......SUNRISE   816 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2004......SUNRISE   817 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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