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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
121 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         22    454 PM  56    1954  24     -2       11       
  MINIMUM         16    711 AM -32    1989   3     13      -24       
  AVERAGE         19                        13      6       -6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.54 1877   0.01  -0.01     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.35  -0.18     0.90    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.17                      0.35  -0.18     0.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.38                     16.75   5.63    18.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           5.7  1974   0.2   -0.1      2.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                       6.0   -0.7     21.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.3                       6.0   -0.7     21.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.0                      17.8  -11.8     34.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        52     -6       71       
  MONTH TO DATE 1204                      1061    143     1247       
  SINCE DEC 1   1204                      1061    143     1247       
  SINCE JUL 1   2932                      3117   -185     3062       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     77           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        55      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -40      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2009......SUNRISE   826 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2009......SUNRISE   826 AM CST   SUNSET   459 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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