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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
721 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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   1037 AM 104    1946  86    -15       84       
  MINIMUM         52    338 AM  43    1905  57     -5       61       
  AVERAGE         62                        72    -10       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.08          1.89 1975   0.08   0.00     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      2.58   0.57     2.84    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.09                      5.17   5.92     6.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.14                     10.66   7.48     9.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    2008   0.0    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        19      4        7       
  SINCE JUN 1    171                       112     59      121       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        19      4        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       180    -90      240       
  SINCE JUN 1    139                       260   -121      274       
  SINCE JAN 1    142                       280   -138      275       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2009..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2009........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 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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