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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         29    309 AM  57    1939  26      3       22       
  MINIMUM         16    902 PM -30    1963   6     10       14       
  AVERAGE         23                        16      7       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.25 1893   0.02  -0.02     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.23  -0.10     0.81    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.13                      0.23  -0.10     0.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.88                     17.59   5.29    22.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           2.3  2005   0.3   -0.2      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       4.1   -2.0     12.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.1                       4.1   -2.0     12.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                      15.3  -12.6     25.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        49     -7       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  680                       699    -19      817       
  SINCE DEC 1    680                       699    -19      817       
  SINCE JUL 1   2414                      2685   -271     2684       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    425                       520    -95      507       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        59      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -26      1914                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2011......SUNRISE   822 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2011......SUNRISE   822 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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