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CDUS43 KBIS 190046
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
645 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013


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...THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         36    311 PM  49    1900  22     14        0       
  MINIMUM         29    530 AM -37    1950   0     29      -18       
  AVERAGE         33                        11     22       -9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.11 1977   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
                                      1954                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.38  -0.06     0.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.89                      1.00  -0.11     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.32                      0.38  -0.06     0.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           32                        54    -22       74       
  MONTH TO DATE  870                       982   -112      786       
  SINCE DEC 1   2464                      2567   -103     2020       
  SINCE JUL 1   4624                      4729   -105     3785       
                                                                     
 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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        52      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -33      1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2013.......SUNRISE   838 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2013.......SUNRISE   837 AM CST   SUNSET   534 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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