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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          8    212 PM  57    1890  25    -17       53       
  MINIMUM          1   1159 PM -27    1975   4     -3       13       
  AVERAGE          5                        15    -10       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.49 1967   0.01   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.30   0.06     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.36                      0.30   0.06     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.74                     16.70   2.04    15.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           5.8  1967   0.2    0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.3                       5.0    2.3      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.3                       5.0    2.3      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.0                      16.8   -6.8      1.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        50     10       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  857                       806     51      601       
  SINCE DEC 1    857                       806     51      601       
  SINCE JUL 1   2536                      2862   -326     2361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    555                       471     84      379       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  50 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        56      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -36      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   823 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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