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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
158 AM CST TUE DEC 17 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         38    241 PM  59    1962  26     12       24       
  MINIMUM          5    115 AM -26    1914   6     -1       17       
  AVERAGE         22                        16      6       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.47 1929   0.01  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      0.24   0.40     0.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.64                      0.24   0.40     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.13                     17.60   8.53    14.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1929   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.6                       4.4    3.2      5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.6                       4.4    3.2      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.2                      15.6   -6.4     16.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        49     -6       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  931                       748    183      679       
  SINCE DEC 1    931                       748    183      679       
  SINCE JUL 1   2886                      2734    152     2676       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    555                       520     35      599       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        57      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -27      1975                    
                                             1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2013......SUNRISE   823 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2013......SUNRISE   823 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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