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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         53    219 AM  87    1987  64    -11       79       
                                      1922                          
  MINIMUM         35    702 PM  16    1989  37     -2       41       
  AVERAGE         44                        51     -7       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46          0.93 1915   0.05   0.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.14   0.32     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.51                      1.73  -1.22     0.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.64                     15.54  -2.90    21.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    2012   0.1   MM        0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        14      7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        42     -7        6       
  SINCE SEP 1    241                       273    -32      227       
  SINCE JUL 1    267                       328    -61      233       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        95      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1988                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2012.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  5 2012.......SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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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