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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT FRI OCT 5 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         43    142 PM  95    1963  64    -21       84       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  17    1988  37     -6       45       
  AVERAGE         37                        50    -13       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.89 1998   0.04   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.18   0.32      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.55                      1.77  -1.22     0.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.68                     15.58  -2.90    21.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.8  1898   0.0   MM        0.0     
  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       28                        15     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        57      6        6       
  SINCE SEP 1    269                       288    -19      227       
  SINCE JUL 1    295                       343    -48      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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1949                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2012.......SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2012.......SUNRISE   749 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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