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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT WED OCT 3 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         81    223 PM  93    1997  65     16       88       
  MINIMUM         43   1233 AM  18    1999  38      5       45       
  AVERAGE         62                        51     11       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1898   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.05                      1.68  -1.63     0.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.18                     15.49  -3.31    21.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  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        3                        14    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        28    -14        1       
  SINCE SEP 1    220                       259    -39      222       
  SINCE JUL 1    246                       314    -68      228       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     33                        38     -5       13       
  SINCE JAN 1    599                       519     80      413       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
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    65           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      1987                    
                                             1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2012.......SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2012.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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