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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
623 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2011...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM          6    234 PM  56    1998  22    -16       -3
  MINIMUM         -1   1002 AM -41    1887   0     -1      -23
  AVERAGE          3                        11     -8      -13

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.52 1897   0.01  -0.01      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.01  -0.01      T
  SINCE DEC 1      1.40                      0.45   0.95     0.91
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.01  -0.01      T

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.9  1999   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2       T
  SINCE DEC 1     21.1                       8.4   12.7     19.1
  SINCE JUL 1     34.6                      20.2   14.4     19.8
  SNOW DEPTH      11

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           62                        54      8       78
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        54      8       78
  SINCE DEC 1   1712                      1593    119     1759
  SINCE JUL 1   3579                      3649    -70     3487

 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  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HAZE
  BLOWING SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM
 LOWEST     59          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        47      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -44      1887


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  1 2011.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST
JANUARY  2 2011.......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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