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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
623 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         24    241 PM  55    1958  31     -7        4       
  MINIMUM         17    251 AM -28    1993  11      6       -3       
  AVERAGE         21                        21      0        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.66 1930   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.41  -0.17     0.57    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      1.33  -0.32     3.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.54                      0.84  -0.30     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             9.2  1930   0.4   -0.4      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                       6.8   -4.2      5.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.9                      25.0  -17.1     44.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                      36.2  -27.7     58.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           44                        44      0       64       
  MONTH TO DATE  964                      1143   -179     1227       
  SINCE DEC 1   3494                      4275   -781     4615       
  SINCE JUL 1   5228                      6261  -1033     6482       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        68      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -28      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2012......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2012......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   622 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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