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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
127 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         21   1148 AM  60    1877  30     -9        6       
  MINIMUM          5   1159 PM -28    1949  10     -5      -23       
                                      1918                          
                                      1885                          
  AVERAGE         13                        20     -7       -8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.28 1969   0.02   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.35   0.16     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.75                      1.24   1.51     0.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.34                      0.80   0.54     0.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7           4.6  1969   0.3    0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       5.8   -2.2      7.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     52.9                      22.8   30.1     15.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.4                      34.6   30.8     16.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        45      7       73       
  MONTH TO DATE  970                       980    -10     1112       
  SINCE DEC 1   4507                      4230    277     4300       
  SINCE JUL 1   6322                      6286     36     6140       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   3 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -29      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2009......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2009......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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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