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CDUS43 KBIS 290025
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
724 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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         75    539 PM 107    1917  86    -11       87       
  MINIMUM         54    609 AM  41    1976  57     -3       64       
  AVERAGE         65                        71     -6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.33 1989   0.08  -0.08     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      2.34   0.52     2.16    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.80                      4.93   5.87     6.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.85                     10.42   7.43     9.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        19     -1        7       
  SINCE JUN 1    166                       112     54      121       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        19     -1        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         7     -7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       161    -71      217       
  SINCE JUN 1    139                       241   -102      251       
  SINCE JAN 1    142                       261   -119      252       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       104      1999                    
                                             1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 28 2009..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   920 PM CDT   
JULY 29 2009..........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   918 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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