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CDUS43 KBIS 300033
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
733 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         71    235 PM 104    1999  86    -15       90       
                                      1975                          
  MINIMUM         56    714 AM  41    1899  57     -1       52       
  AVERAGE         64                        72     -8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.21          1.28 1887   0.08   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      2.42   0.65     2.16    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.01                      5.01   6.00     6.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.06                     10.50   7.56     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            1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        19      0        7       
  SINCE JUN 1    167                       112     55      121       
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        19      0        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         7     -7        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       168    -78      223       
  SINCE JUN 1    139                       248   -109      257       
  SINCE JAN 1    142                       268   -126      258       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       112      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        35      1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 29 2009..........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   918 PM CDT   
JULY 30 2009..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   917 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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