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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         59    411 PM  91    1920  62     -3       64       
  MINIMUM         20    404 AM  15    1976  36    -16       54       
  AVERAGE         40                        49     -9       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.92 1977   0.04  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.31   0.20     0.52    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.56                      1.90  -1.34     1.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.69                     15.71  -3.02    21.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.9  1946   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        16      9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       104     42       12       
  SINCE SEP 1    352                       335     17      233       
  SINCE JUL 1    378                       390    -12      239       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       14       
  SINCE SEP 1     33                        38     -5       25       
  SINCE JAN 1    599                       519     80      425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        15      1990                    
                                             1895                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2012.......SUNRISE   752 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2012.......SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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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