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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         13   1214 AM  52    1963  22     -9       18       
  MINIMUM          5   1159 PM -43    1967   0      5      -19       
  AVERAGE          9                        11     -2        0      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 1975   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.44  -0.26     0.48    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.18                      0.44  -0.26     0.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.12                     16.84  -0.72    14.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           4.0  1975   0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.9                       8.2   -5.3      8.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.9                       8.2   -5.3      8.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      20.0  -16.2     21.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        54      2       65       
  MONTH TO DATE 1325                      1539   -214     1266       
  SINCE DEC 1   1325                      1539   -214     1266       
  SINCE JUL 1   3085                      3595   -510     3245       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    379                       471    -92      737       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  31 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        56      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -41      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2005.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2005.......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.                                          


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