052  
CDUS43 KBIS 302202  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
501 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009  
 
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 2009  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 39 300 PM 80 1950 46 -7 65  
MINIMUM 23 MM 1 1991 28 -5 36  
AVERAGE 31 37 -6 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.59 1971 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 1.29 0.65 2.07  
SINCE SEP 1 6.30 3.03 3.27 3.77  
SINCE JAN 1 16.64 16.92 -0.28 17.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 34 28 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 766 601 165 570  
SINCE SEP 1 865 870 -5 812  
SINCE JUL 1 962 976 -14 847  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 97 28 69 2  
SINCE JAN 1 313 492 -179 322    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 100 AM  
LOWEST 59 100 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 76 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -1 1919  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 30 2009.......SUNRISE 828 AM CDT SUNSET 629 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 31 2009.......SUNRISE 829 AM CDT SUNSET 627 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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