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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
119 AM CST SUN OCT 31 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         43    204 PM  84    1950  49     -6       33       
  MINIMUM         30    913 PM -10    1991  26      4       30       
  AVERAGE         37                        38     -1       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1900   0.03  -0.03     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.25  -0.16     0.62    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.17                      2.86   0.31     2.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.79                     15.67   0.12    13.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1971   0.1   -0.1      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       2.2   -1.4      2.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.8                       2.4   -1.6      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       2.4   -1.6      2.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        28      0       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  556                       597    -41      434       
  SINCE SEP 1    729                       853   -124      644       
  SINCE JUL 1    842                       916    -74      660       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     65                        30     35       70       
  SINCE JAN 1    379                       471    -92      737       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  44 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        77      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -10      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2004.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2004......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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JC