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CDUS43 KBIS 200024
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
724 PM CDT SAT OCT 19 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         50    318 PM  89    2003  56     -6       48       
  MINIMUM         36    726 AM   5    1960  31      5       35       
  AVERAGE         43                        44     -1       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.15 1908   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.56                      0.81   3.75     0.85    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.92                      2.40   6.52     0.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.23                     16.21   9.02    13.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           3.0  1932   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       0.7   -0.1       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.6                       0.9   -0.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.6                       0.9   -0.3       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        21      1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  349                       331     18      368       
  SINCE SEP 1    452                       562   -110      574       
  SINCE JUL 1    480                       617   -137      600       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     75                        38     37       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    555                       519     36      599       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1901                    
                                             1875                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        13      1916                    
                                             1896                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2013.......SUNRISE   807 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2013.......SUNRISE   808 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 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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