603 CDUS43 KBIS 020741 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 141 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 29 1213 AM 56 1998 23 6 6 MINIMUM 17 1159 PM -41 1887 2 15 -11 AVERAGE 23 13 10 -2 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.52 1897 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.02 -0.02 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.47 0.51 -0.04 1.40 SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.02 -0.02 0.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.9 1999 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 3.3 9.6 -6.3 21.1 SINCE JUL 1 3.9 20.8 -16.9 34.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 52 -10 67 MONTH TO DATE 42 52 -10 67 SINCE DEC 1 1270 1566 -296 1717 SINCE JUL 1 3004 3552 -548 3584 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 67 900 PM LOWEST 42 400 AM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 47 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 2 -44 1887 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 2 2012.......SUNRISE 828 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST JANUARY 3 2012.......SUNRISE 828 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$