979 CDUS43 KBIS 170725 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 124 AM CST MON DEC 17 2012 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 24 1232 AM 59 1962 26 -2 27 MINIMUM 17 1127 AM -26 1914 6 11 12 AVERAGE 21 16 5 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.47 1929 0.01 0.00 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.24 0.10 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.34 0.24 0.10 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 14.61 17.60 -2.99 22.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 6.0 1929 0.3 -0.1 0.9 MONTH TO DATE 5.7 4.4 1.3 3.0 SINCE DEC 1 5.7 4.4 1.3 3.0 SINCE JUL 1 16.2 15.6 0.6 3.6 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 44 49 -5 45 MONTH TO DATE 666 748 -82 725 SINCE DEC 1 666 748 -82 725 SINCE JUL 1 2663 2734 -71 2459 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 84 1100 AM AVERAGE 92 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 57 1890 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 5 -27 1975 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2012......SUNRISE 823 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2012......SUNRISE 824 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$