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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
234 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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         53    342 PM  83    1874  57     -4       57       
  MINIMUM         25    628 AM   9    1989  31     -6       30       
  AVERAGE         39                        44     -5       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1994   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.77   0.34     0.07    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.07                      2.36  -0.29     3.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     16.17   6.28    20.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1917   0.0    0.0      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       26                        21      5       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       310   -104      183       
  SINCE SEP 1    427                       541   -114      439       
  SINCE JUL 1    433                       596   -163      459       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        89      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         5      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2011.......SUNRISE   806 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2011.......SUNRISE   807 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 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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