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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         80    254 PM  83    1958  58     22       47       
                                      1953                          
                                      1935                          
  MINIMUM         38   1230 AM  18    1966  33      5       29       
  AVERAGE         59                        45     14       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.79 1980   0.04  -0.04     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.63  -0.12     1.11    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.56                      2.22  -1.66     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.69                     16.03  -3.34    22.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.8  1897   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        20    -14       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  301                       249     52      137       
  SINCE SEP 1    507                       480     27      358       
  SINCE JUL 1    533                       535     -2      364       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        87      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2012.......SUNRISE   803 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2012.......SUNRISE   804 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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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