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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
631 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012


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...THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 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         23   1053 AM  49    1984  26     -3        4       
  MINIMUM         12    449 AM -36    1900   4      8       -9       
  AVERAGE         18                        15      3       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.68 2009   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.11  -0.10     0.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.29                      1.32  -1.03     3.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.11                      0.70  -0.59     1.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           47                        50     -3       67       
  MONTH TO DATE  369                       460    -91      537       
  SINCE DEC 1   2963                      3719   -756     3985       
  SINCE JUL 1   4728                      5881  -1153     6010       
                                                                     
 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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        51      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -36      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2012......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2012......SUNRISE   810 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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