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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76   1216 PM 101    2003  84     -8       75       
                                      1969                          
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  41    1970  56      0       50       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.66          1.50 1880   0.07   0.59     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.02                      1.25   1.77     1.54    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.45                      7.31   4.14     7.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.38                     12.78   6.60    15.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        13    -11        2       
  SINCE JUN 1    106                       123    -17       74       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        30    -27        9       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                       108    -29      128       
  SINCE JUN 1    336                       395    -59      394       
  SINCE JAN 1    336                       412    -76      419       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       106      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2011........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2011........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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