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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         55   1219 AM  84    1914  57     -2       56       
                                      1895                          
  MINIMUM         43    947 PM  11    1948  32     11       29       
  AVERAGE         49                        44      5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.83 1883   0.04   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.72  -0.09     1.11    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.68                      2.31  -1.63     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.81                     16.12  -3.31    22.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.0  2006   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        20     -4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       289     34      180       
  SINCE SEP 1    529                       520      9      401       
  SINCE JUL 1    555                       575    -20      407       
                                                                     
 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    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    56   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    25.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        83      1874                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2012.......SUNRISE   806 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2012.......SUNRISE   807 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 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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