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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
120 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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         31    321 PM  54    1942  21     10       18       
  MINIMUM          0    627 AM -37    1937  -1      1       -2       
                                      1886                          
  AVERAGE         16                        10      6        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.20 1969   0.02  -0.02     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      0.27   0.56     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.24                      0.71   1.53     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.83                      0.27   0.56     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.8  1982   0.3   -0.3      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.7                       6.1    9.6      2.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     49.0                      14.3   34.7      7.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     61.5                      26.1   35.4      8.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        55     -6       57       
  MONTH TO DATE 1233                      1224      9     1111       
  SINCE DEC 1   3031                      2763    268     2652       
  SINCE JUL 1   4846                      4819     27     4492       
                                                                     
 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 (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  43 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        62      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -36      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2009.......SUNRISE   817 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY 24 2009.......SUNRISE   816 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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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