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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1236 AM CST TUE OCT 28 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         61    244 PM  82    1944  52      9       44       
  MINIMUM         37    422 AM  -3    1919  27     10       22       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          0.42 1982   0.04   0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      1.16  -0.81     0.70    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.12                      2.77  -0.65     1.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.87                     15.58  -2.71    10.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.4  1933   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.9   -1.9      5.4     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         2.1   -2.1      5.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         2.1   -2.1      5.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        26    -10       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  343                       516   -173      719       
  SINCE SEP 1    553                       772   -219      899       
  SINCE JUL 1    569                       835   -266      932       
                                                                     
 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    45   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    56   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        82      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2003.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
OCTOBER 29 2003.......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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