000 CDUS43 KBIS 240024 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 623 PM CST THU DEC 23 2004 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 2004... VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME. 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM -2 405 PM 55 1881 24 -26 40 MINIMUM -13 855 AM -40 1983 2 -15 12 AVERAGE -7 13 -20 26 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.18 1945 0.01 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.36 -0.25 0.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.11 0.36 -0.25 0.15 SINCE JAN 1 16.05 16.76 -0.71 13.72 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 72 52 20 39 MONTH TO DATE 934 1113 -179 912 SINCE DEC 1 934 1113 -179 912 SINCE JUL 1 2694 3169 -475 2891 COOLING TODAY 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 400 AM LOWEST 50 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 49 1881 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 2 -38 1879 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE 826 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE 826 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE DICKINSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 2004... VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM -2 245 PM 51 1994 26 -28 42 MINIMUM -20 733 AM -31 1983 6 -26 18 AVERAGE -11 16 -27 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.11 1977 0.01 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.26 -0.24 0.02 SINCE DEC 1 0.02 0.26 -0.24 0.02 SINCE JAN 1 12.83 16.27 -3.44 12.97 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 76 49 27 35 MONTH TO DATE 932 1056 -124 894 SINCE DEC 1 932 1056 -124 894 SINCE JUL 1 2843 3148 -305 3028 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 291 512 -221 613 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 1000 AM LOWEST 50 200 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE DICKINSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 46 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 6 -29 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE 734 AM MST SUNSET 407 PM MST DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE 735 AM MST SUNSET 407 PM MST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE JAMESTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 2004... VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM -1 340 PM 52 1936 20 -21 34 MINIMUM -13 723 AM -37 1983 3 -16 6 AVERAGE -7 11 -18 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 0.29 1978 0.01 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.28 -0.14 0.34 SINCE DEC 1 0.14 0.28 -0.14 0.34 SINCE JAN 1 21.78 18.33 3.45 14.25 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 72 54 18 45 MONTH TO DATE 1019 1150 -131 1036 SINCE DEC 1 1019 1150 -131 1036 SINCE JUL 1 2972 3228 -256 3151 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 219 555 -336 500 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 500 AM LOWEST 59 300 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE JAMESTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 44 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 2 -26 1921 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE 818 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE 819 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE MINOT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 2004... VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM -1 432 PM 57 1919 21 -22 32 MINIMUM -14 846 AM -36 1983 4 -18 16 AVERAGE -7 13 -20 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.24 1974 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.47 -0.42 0.07 SINCE DEC 1 0.05 0.47 -0.42 0.07 SINCE JAN 1 14.54 18.28 -3.74 13.45 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 72 52 20 41 MONTH TO DATE 963 1126 -163 981 SINCE DEC 1 963 1126 -163 981 SINCE JUL 1 2865 3265 -400 3176 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 214 492 -278 609 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 71 100 AM LOWEST 51 300 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE MINOT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 47 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 4 -28 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE 834 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE 835 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. $$