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CDUS43 KBIS 160019
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
718 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         72    520 PM 107    1910  85    -13       90       
  MINIMUM         53    617 AM  39    1912  57     -4       52       
  AVERAGE         63                        71     -8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          4.32 1993   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.62                      1.30   1.32     0.95    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.56                      3.89   6.67     4.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.61                      9.38   8.23     7.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        15     -7        7       
  SINCE JUN 1    156                       108     48      121       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                        15     -7        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        82    -41       97       
  SINCE JUN 1     90                       162    -72      131       
  SINCE JAN 1     93                       182    -89      132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       110      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 15 2009..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   933 PM CDT   
JULY 16 2009..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   932 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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