746 CDUS43 KBIS 210740 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 138 AM CST WED DEC 21 2011 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2011... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 46 352 PM 58 1894 25 21 17 MINIMUM 19 804 AM -42 1916 5 14 -1 AVERAGE 33 15 18 8 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.39 2010 0.01 -0.01 0.39 MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.30 -0.12 1.25 SINCE DEC 1 0.18 0.30 -0.12 1.25 SINCE JAN 1 22.93 17.66 5.27 23.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 2010 0.3 -0.3 4.8 MONTH TO DATE 2.0 5.6 -3.6 18.0 SINCE DEC 1 2.0 5.6 -3.6 18.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.6 16.8 -14.2 31.5 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 50 -18 57 MONTH TO DATE 860 948 -88 1093 SINCE DEC 1 860 948 -88 1093 SINCE JUL 1 2594 2934 -340 2960 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 425 520 -95 507 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 900 PM LOWEST 42 400 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 52 1900 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 4 -34 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2011......SUNRISE 825 AM CST SUNSET 457 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2011......SUNRISE 825 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$