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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
154 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         24    940 PM  59    1962  26     -2       -3       
  MINIMUM         -6    725 AM -26    1914   5    -11      -23       
  AVERAGE          9                        15     -6      -13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.47 1929   0.01  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.29  -0.20     0.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.09                      0.29  -0.20     0.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.30                     16.69   5.61    18.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1929   0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       4.8   -1.7     16.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.1                       4.8   -1.7     16.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      16.6  -12.8     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        50      6       78       
  MONTH TO DATE  938                       756    182      826       
  SINCE DEC 1    938                       756    182      826       
  SINCE JUL 1   2666                      2812   -146     2641       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    331                       471   -140      524       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        57      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -27      1975                    
                                             1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2009......SUNRISE   823 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2009......SUNRISE   823 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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