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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
121 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         10    346 PM  57    1918  28    -18       29       
  MINIMUM         -7    946 PM -28    1972   8    -15       24       
  AVERAGE          2                        18    -16       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 1963   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.14  -0.04     0.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.10                      0.14  -0.04     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.48                     16.54   1.94    15.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.8  1977   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.4                       2.1    0.3       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      2.4                       2.1    0.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      5.1                      13.9   -8.8      0.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       63                        47     16       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  429                       319    110      239       
  SINCE DEC 1    429                       319    110      239       
  SINCE JUL 1   2108                      2375   -267     1999       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    555                       471     84      379       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   4 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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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 2005......SUNRISE   815 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......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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JC