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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
141 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         24    139 AM  57    1918  29     -5       35
  MINIMUM         18    954 AM -28    1972   9      9       18
  AVERAGE         21                        19      2       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 1963   0.01  -0.01      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.11  -0.08     0.13
  SINCE DEC 1      0.03                      0.11  -0.08     0.13
  SINCE JAN 1     14.30                     17.47  -3.17    22.88

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             4.8  1977   0.3   -0.3       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      2.0
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         2.0   -2.0      2.0
  SINCE JUL 1     10.5                      13.2   -2.7      2.6
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       44                        46     -2       38
  MONTH TO DATE  242                       316    -74      325
  SINCE DEC 1    242                       316    -74      325
  SINCE JUL 1   2239                      2302    -63     2059

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    599                       520     79      425
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM
 LOWEST     81          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        56      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -28      1927


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  8 2012......SUNRISE   815 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST
DECEMBER  9 2012......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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