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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         46    457 PM  93    1997  65    -19       69       
  MINIMUM         25    402 AM  18    1999  38    -13       42       
  AVERAGE         36                        51    -15       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1898   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.62                      1.71  -1.09     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.10                     14.52  -4.42    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       29                        14     15        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        27     24       12       
  SINCE SEP 1    231                       283    -52      182       
  SINCE JUL 1    264                       346    -82      196       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2002.......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2002.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.