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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
135 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         31    818 PM  56    2011  25      6       56       
                                      1979                          
  MINIMUM         18   1157 PM -36    1951   5     13       19       
  AVERAGE         25                        15     10       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.29 1882   0.01   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.27   0.16     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.43                      0.27   0.16     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.70                     17.63  -2.93    22.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7           2.8  2002   0.3    1.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.6                       5.0    2.6      3.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.6                       5.0    2.6      3.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.1                      16.2    1.9      3.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        50    -10       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  751                       848    -97      788       
  SINCE DEC 1    751                       848    -97      788       
  SINCE JUL 1   2748                      2834    -86     2522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    599                       520     79      425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        59      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -36      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2012......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2012......SUNRISE   825 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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