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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
140 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    438 PM  89    1905  66     -5       79       
  MINIMUM         44   1217 AM  20    1945  39      5       59       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.91 1965   0.05  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.56  -0.94     1.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.62                      1.56  -0.94     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.10                     14.37  -4.27    20.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       243    -70      166       
  SINCE SEP 1    173                       243    -70      166       
  SINCE JUL 1    206                       306   -100      180       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        30     50       59       
  SINCE SEP 1     80                        30     50       59       
  SINCE JAN 1    746                       471    275      668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  22 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        95      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        10      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2002.....SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2002.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.