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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         -9   1243 AM  56    1914  21    -30       10       
  MINIMUM        -23   1145 PM -40    1887  -1    -22       -8       
  AVERAGE        -16                        10    -26        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.22 1875   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.07   0.31     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.29                      0.51   0.78     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.38                      0.07   0.31     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.2  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.8                       1.6    6.2      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.9                       9.8   17.1     34.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.6                      21.6    6.0     46.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      18                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       81                        56     25       64       
  MONTH TO DATE  474                       386     88      447       
  SINCE DEC 1   2155                      1925    230     2245       
  SINCE JUL 1   3883                      3981    -98     4060       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        63      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -42      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2010.......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2010.......SUNRISE   826 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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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