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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
233 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         56    308 PM  84    1914  57     -1       50       
                                      1895                          
  MINIMUM         29    347 AM  11    1948  32     -3       31       
  AVERAGE         43                        44     -1       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1883   0.04  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.72   0.39     0.07    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.07                      2.31  -0.24     3.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     16.12   6.33    20.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  2006   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        20      2       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       289   -109      162       
  SINCE SEP 1    401                       520   -119      418       
  SINCE JUL 1    407                       575   -168      438       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         0     14        3       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        38    -13        3       
  SINCE JAN 1    425                       519    -94      507       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        83      1874                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2011.......SUNRISE   805 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2011.......SUNRISE   806 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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