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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
256 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         43    108 AM  82    1901  56    -13       55       
                                      1875                          
  MINIMUM         39    945 AM  13    1916  31      8       22       
                                      1896                          
  AVERAGE         41                        44     -3       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.41          1.00 1883   0.04   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      0.88   1.09     1.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.21                      2.49   0.72     3.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.93                     15.30   6.63    14.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1936   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.2   -0.5       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.7                       1.4   -0.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                       1.4   -0.7       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        22      2       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  505                       347    158      329       
  SINCE SEP 1    585                       603    -18      529       
  SINCE JUL 1    651                       666    -15      549       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     86           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        14      1930                    
                                             1874                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2009.......SUNRISE   810 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2009.......SUNRISE   811 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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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