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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
134 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         72    212 PM  82    1901  56     16       34       
  MINIMUM         45   1031 PM  13    1916  31     14       28       
  AVERAGE         59                        44     15       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1883   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.88  -0.74     0.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.91                      2.49  -0.58     1.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.66                     15.30  -2.64    10.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1936   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.4   -1.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.4   -1.4       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        22    -16       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       347   -131      477       
  SINCE SEP 1    426                       603   -177      657       
  SINCE JUL 1    442                       666   -224      690       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        14      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2003.......SUNRISE   809 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2003.......SUNRISE   810 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 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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