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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
141 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012


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   1213 AM  56    1998  23      6        6       
  MINIMUM         17   1159 PM -41    1887   2     15      -11       
  AVERAGE         23                        13     10       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1897   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.47                      0.51  -0.04     1.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1999   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.3                       9.6   -6.3     21.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                      20.8  -16.9     34.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        52    -10       67       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        52    -10       67       
  SINCE DEC 1   1270                      1566   -296     1717       
  SINCE JUL 1   3004                      3552   -548     3584       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        47      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -44      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2012.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2012.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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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