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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
137 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         38    333 PM  57    1890  25     13        2       
  MINIMUM          8    549 AM -27    1975   4      4      -22       
                                      1906                          
  AVERAGE         23                        15      8      -10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1967   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.30  -0.21     0.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.09                      0.30  -0.21     0.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.30                     16.70   5.60    18.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.8  1967   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       5.0   -1.9     16.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.1                       5.0   -1.9     16.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      16.8  -13.0     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        50     -8       75       
  MONTH TO DATE  980                       806    174      901       
  SINCE DEC 1    980                       806    174      901       
  SINCE JUL 1   2708                      2862   -154     2716       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        56      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -36      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2009......SUNRISE   823 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2009......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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