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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    431 PM  95    1953  65      3       83       
  MINIMUM         40   1103 PM  19    1985  38      2       44       
  AVERAGE         54                        52      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1971   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.05                      1.64  -1.59     0.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.18                     15.45  -3.27    21.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1950   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        14     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        14     -3        1       
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       245    -28      222       
  SINCE JUL 1    243                       300    -57      228       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     33                        38     -5       11       
  SINCE JAN 1    599                       519     80      411       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        93      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1999                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2012.......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2012.......SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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