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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 2009...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    241 PM  91    1920  63    -12       69       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  15    1976  36      3       36       
  AVERAGE         45                        50     -5       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.92 1977   0.05  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      0.35   0.69     0.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.28                      1.96   0.32     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.00                     14.77   6.23    13.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1946   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.2   -0.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        16      4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       102     41       67       
  SINCE SEP 1    223                       358   -135      267       
  SINCE JUL 1    289                       421   -132      287       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        30     53       26       
  SINCE JAN 1    331                       471   -140      524       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1990                    
                                             1895                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2009.......SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2009.......SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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