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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CDT TUE OCT 1 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         73    243 PM  95    1989  66      7       75       
  MINIMUM         42    410 AM  10    1876  38      4       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        52      6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.58 1926   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.61  -0.99     1.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.62                      1.61  -0.99     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.10                     14.42  -4.32    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        7                        13     -6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       256    -76      170       
  SINCE SEP 1    180                       256    -76      170       
  SINCE JUL 1    213                       319   -106      184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  27 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        95      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2002.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2002.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.