Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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CXUS53 KBIS 010749
CLMBIS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
250 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2008
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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2008...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2008
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 10/04/1963
10/01/1953
LOW -10 10/31/1991
10/30/1991
10/26/1919
HIGHEST 76 10/02 77 10/01
LOWEST 19 10/28 24 10/28
10/27 10/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.6 58.2 0.4 59.1
AVG. MINIMUM 32.8 32.1 0.7 34.8
MEAN 45.7 45.2 0.5 47.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.7 -0.7 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 15 15.3 -0.3 12
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.30 1982
MINIMUM 0.00 1935
TOTALS 1.73 1.28 0.45 0.84
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.03
DAYS >= .01 5 6.1 -1.1 6
DAYS >= .10 4 2.6 1.4 2
DAYS >= .50 1 0.9 0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.04 10/11 TO 10/12 0.76
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 23.7 1991
TOTALS T 2.3 -2.3 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T 2.5 -2.5 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL T 10/13 TO 10/13 0.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 587 625 -38
SINCE 7/1 807 944 -137
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 524 471 53
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/320 DATE 10/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/330 DATE 10/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 63
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 1
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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OCTOBER 2008 WAS ONLY 0.5 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE. THE INTERESTING
PART IS THAT THE LATEST FREEZE ON RECORD WAS SET ON THE 14TH. THIS
LATE FREEZE AFFECTED THE LOCAL HARVEST SEASON AND PLANTS AND GARDENS.
PRECIPITATION WAS ABOVE NORMAL BY 0.45 INCHES. THERE WERE 4 DAYS WITH
RAINFALL AMOUNT OVER 0.10 INCHES. A RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNT OCCURED
ON THE 11TH AND 12TH WHEN A TOTAL OF 1.04 INCHES FELL.
THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE MONTH WAS THE 26TH WHEN NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTED
TO 53 MPH AND WERE SUSTAINED AT 39 MPH. THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THIS
DAY WAS 27 MPH.
LLP
