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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
131 AM CST FRI JAN 1 2016


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         26    433 PM  52    1963  23      3       27       
  MINIMUM         14    928 AM -43    1967   3     11       -1       
  AVERAGE         20                        13      7       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 1975   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.49   0.42     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      0.49   0.42     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.73                     17.85  -0.12    13.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1975   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                       9.3    3.5      2.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.8                       9.3    3.5      2.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.6                      20.5   -5.9     10.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        52     -7       52       
  MONTH TO DATE 1323                      1514   -191     1395       
  SINCE DEC 1   1323                      1514   -191     1395       
  SINCE JUL 1   2908                      3500   -592     3467       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    622                       520    102      457       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        56      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -41      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2016.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2016.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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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