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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
127 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         53    221 PM  95    1963  65    -12       56       
  MINIMUM         37    736 AM  17    1988  37      0       32       
  AVERAGE         45                        51     -6       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.89 1998   0.05  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.20  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.64                      1.81  -1.17     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.12                     14.62  -4.50    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       20                        15      5       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        56     38       46       
  SINCE SEP 1    274                       312    -38      216       
  SINCE JUL 1    307                       375    -68      230       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  56 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2002.......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2002.......SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.