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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
145 AM CST WED JAN 2 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013


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   1109 PM  56    1998  23      6       29       
  MINIMUM          0   1203 AM -41    1887   2     -2       17       
  AVERAGE         15                        13      2       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.52 1897   0.02   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.02   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.66                      0.51   0.15     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.02   0.01     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           4.9  1999   0.3    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.3    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.0                       9.6    2.4      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.5                      20.8    1.7      4.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       50                        52     -2       42       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        52     -2       42       
  SINCE DEC 1   1582                      1566     16     1270       
  SINCE JUL 1   3579                      3552     27     3004       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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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 2013.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2013.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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