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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
524 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 2015...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61    359 PM  88    1906  60      1       57       
  MINIMUM         47    837 AM  10    1917  34     13       47       
  AVERAGE         54                        47      7       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.84 2008   0.04  -0.04     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.51  -0.13     0.07    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.75                      2.10  -1.35     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.92                     15.91   0.01    13.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.6  2009   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           11                        18     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       191    -66      215       
  SINCE SEP 1    235                       422   -187      403       
  SINCE JUL 1    271                       477   -206      465       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    101                        38     63       51       
  SINCE JAN 1    622                       519    103      457       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  26   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    63   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    26.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        89      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 12 2015.......SUNRISE   756 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 13 2015.......SUNRISE   758 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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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