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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
137 AM CDT FRI OCT 3 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2003

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    418 PM  93    1997  65      8       46       
  MINIMUM         31    653 AM  18    1999  38     -7       25       
  AVERAGE         52                        51      1       36      
                                                                     
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      1.77                      1.71   0.06     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.52                     14.52  -2.00    10.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1950   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        14     -1       29       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        27     13       51       
  SINCE SEP 1    250                       283    -33      231       
  SINCE JUL 1    266                       346    -80      264       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     70                        30     40       80       
  SINCE JAN 1    737                       471    266      746       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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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 2003.......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2003.......SUNRISE   745 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.                                          


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