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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
634 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         34    320 PM  63    1976  31      3       18
  MINIMUM         29    144 AM -34    1889  11     18        4
  AVERAGE         32                        21     11       11

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.24          0.30 1883   0.03   0.21     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.39  -0.15     0.57
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      1.31  -0.30     3.10
  SINCE JAN 1      0.54                      0.82  -0.28     1.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            2.6           7.0  1982   0.3    2.3      0.4
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                       6.4   -3.8      5.2
  SINCE DEC 1      7.9                      24.6  -16.7     44.5
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                      35.8  -27.3     58.0
  SNOW DEPTH       3

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           33                        44    -11       54
  MONTH TO DATE  916                      1099   -183     1163
  SINCE DEC 1   3446                      4231   -785     4551
  SINCE JUL 1   5180                      6217  -1037     6418

 COOLING
  TODAY            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
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM
 LOWEST     61           400 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        55      1958
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -28      1993


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 23 2012......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2012......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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