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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
622 PM CST SAT JAN 5 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         22    609 AM  59    2012  23     -1       59       
  MINIMUM         -3    206 AM -35    1884   2     -5       27       
  AVERAGE         10                        12     -2       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.34 1888   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.08  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.67                      0.57   0.10     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.08  -0.04     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             5.0  1888   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       1.6   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.1                      10.9    1.2      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.6                      22.1    0.5      4.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           55                        52      3       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  242                       260    -18      168       
  SINCE DEC 1   1774                      1774      0     1396       
  SINCE JUL 1   3771                      3760     11     3130       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        50      1961                    
                                             1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -37      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2013.......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2013.......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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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