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CLMBIS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
840 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              68   02/25/1958                                    
 LOW              -45   02/16/1936                                    
HIGHEST            49   02/15                         29  02/06       
                                                          02/05       
LOWEST            -32   02/02                        -16  02/16       
AVG. MAXIMUM     22.0              28.5    -6.5     18.6              
AVG. MINIMUM      2.3               7.8    -5.5      2.5              
MEAN             12.1              18.1    -6.0     10.5              
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MAX <= 32     20              16.1     3.9       28              
DAYS MIN <= 32     27              27.9    -0.9       28              
DAYS MIN <= 0      13               9.1     3.9       13              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         1.74   2000                                          
 MINIMUM         0.03   1934                                          
                        1985                                          
TOTALS           0.57              0.51    0.06     0.63              
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.02    0.00     0.02              
DAYS >= .01         7               7.2    -0.2        9              
DAYS >= .10         2               1.6     0.4        3              
DAYS >= .50         0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.23   02/19 TO 02/20              0.29              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           25.6   1979                                          
TOTALS            5.5               8.2    -2.7     12.6              
SINCE 7/1        58.3              37.0    21.3     46.2              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      9               3.7     5.3       19              
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.9    -1.9        5              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        16   02/03                         21  02/17       
                        02/02                             02/16       
                        02/01                             02/15       
 24 HR TOTAL      3.0   02/19 TO 02/20               3.7              

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1472              1329     143                       
 SINCE 7/1       6727              6635      92                       
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/290    DATE  02/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/290    DATE  02/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      9                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$
THE BISMARCK AIRPORT SAW COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES...WITH PRECIPITATION
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM WAS SET ON THE 13TH WITH 34 DEGREES.
THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 32 DEGREES SET IN 2006. THE 13TH ALSO SAW A PEAK 
WIND GUST OF 56 MILES PER HOUR OUT OF THE WEST. THE SNOW DEPTH REACHED 16 INCHES
THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE MONTH...AND HAD DROPPED TO 6 INCHES BY THE 28TH.

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