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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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         39    357 PM  54    1931  23     16        1       
  MINIMUM         15   1227 AM -36    1916   2     13      -15       
  AVERAGE         27                        12     15       -7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.33 1926   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      0.43   0.40     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.24                      0.87   1.37     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.83                      0.43   0.40     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           3.4  1896   0.3   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   16.0                       8.5    7.5      3.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     49.3                      16.7   32.6      7.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     61.8                      28.5   33.3      8.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      13                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        53    -15       72       
  MONTH TO DATE 1710                      1658     52     1592       
  SINCE DEC 1   3508                      3197    311     3133       
  SINCE JUL 1   5323                      5253     70     4973       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  45 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        53      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -40      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2009.......SUNRISE   808 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2009......SUNRISE   807 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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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