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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         72    521 PM 103    1959  83    -11       76       
  MINIMUM         54    438 AM  38    1895  55     -1       56       
  AVERAGE         63                        69     -6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.07 1884   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.02                      1.46   1.56     1.61    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.45                      7.52   3.93     7.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.38                     12.99   6.39    15.62    
                                                                     
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        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        16    -12        3       
  SINCE JUN 1    108                       126    -18       75       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        33    -28       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       125    -36      132       
  SINCE JUN 1    346                       412    -66      398       
  SINCE JAN 1    346                       429    -83      423       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2011........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2011........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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