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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         36    924 PM  54    1961  20     16       18       
  MINIMUM         -3   1222 AM -35    1890  -1     -2       -7       
  AVERAGE         17                         9      8        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.59 1911   0.01   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      0.16   0.67     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.24                      0.60   1.64     0.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.83                      0.16   0.67     0.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           6.2  1933   0.3   -0.1      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.7                       4.3   11.4      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     49.0                      12.5   36.5      5.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     61.5                      24.3   37.2      6.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        56     -8       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  989                       890     99      730       
  SINCE DEC 1   2787                      2429    358     2271       
  SINCE JUL 1   4602                      4485    117     4111       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  21 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        54      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -40      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2009.......SUNRISE   822 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2009.......SUNRISE   821 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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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