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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
249 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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         48    219 PM  84    1927  56     -8       47       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  14    1930  30      5       42       
                                      1874                          
  AVERAGE         42                        43     -1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.99 1963   0.04  -0.04     0.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      0.92   1.05     1.73    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.21                      2.53   0.68     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.93                     15.34   6.59    15.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  2002   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.3   -0.6       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.7                       1.5   -0.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                       1.5   -0.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        22      1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  528                       369    159      349       
  SINCE SEP 1    608                       625    -17      549       
  SINCE JUL 1    674                       688    -14      569       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        81      1992                    
                                             1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 22 2009.......SUNRISE   811 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 23 2009.......SUNRISE   812 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 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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