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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
127 AM CDT WED OCT 2 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         52    325 PM  95    1953  66    -14       84       
  MINIMUM         33   1034 PM  19    1985  38     -5       40       
  AVERAGE         43                        52     -9       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1971   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.62                      1.66  -1.04     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.10                     14.47  -4.37    20.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        13      9        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        13      9        3       
  SINCE SEP 1    202                       269    -67      173       
  SINCE JUL 1    235                       332    -97      187       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     80                        30     50       59       
  SINCE JAN 1    746                       471    275      668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  40 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        93      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2002.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2002.......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.