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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         81    308 PM  84    1914  58     23       41       
  MINIMUM         30    127 AM  11    1948  32     -2       35       
  AVERAGE         56                        45     11       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1883   0.04  -0.04     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.76  -0.62     0.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.91                      2.37  -0.46     1.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.66                     15.18  -2.52    10.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1990   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        20    -11       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       283    -81      391       
  SINCE SEP 1    412                       539   -127      571       
  SINCE JUL 1    428                       602   -174      604       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  72 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        83      1874                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2003.......SUNRISE   805 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2003.......SUNRISE   806 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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