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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013


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...THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 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    208 AM  48    1963  21      8       33       
  MINIMUM         15    713 PM -32    1928   0     15        1       
  AVERAGE         22                        11     11       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.25 1899   0.02   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.04   0.03     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.64                      0.66  -0.02     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.07                      0.04   0.03     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.8  2000   0.4   -0.4     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       0.8    0.2     MM       
  SINCE DEC 1      8.8                      10.3   -1.5     MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     24.8                      19.2    5.6       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        54    -11       48       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                       108    -17       94       
  SINCE DEC 1   1685                      1693     -8     1328       
  SINCE JUL 1   3845                      3855    -10     3093       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        50      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -32      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2013.......SUNRISE   845 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2013.......SUNRISE   845 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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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