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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
812 PM CDT FRI NOV 3 2017

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...THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2017

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   10/04/1963
                        10/01/1897
 LOW               -9   10/30/2002
HIGHEST            80   10/20                         77  10/01
LOWEST              8   10/27                         19  10/13
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.8              56.3     2.5     55.9
AVG. MINIMUM     29.4              29.8    -0.4     36.1
MEAN             44.1              43.0     1.1     46.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               1.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     17              17.5    -0.5        8
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.56   1971
 MINIMUM            T   1944
                        1963
                        1965
TOTALS           0.37              0.92   -0.55     1.06
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.03   -0.02     0.03
DAYS >= .01         3               6.3    -3.3        7
DAYS >= .10         1               2.5    -1.5        2
DAYS >= .50         0               0.5    -0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.30   10/01 TO 10/01              0.57

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS             MM
SINCE 7/1          MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     MM
DAYS >= 1.0         0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     643               681     -38
 SINCE 7/1        894              1027    -133
COOLING TOTAL       0                 1      -1
 SINCE 1/1        643               456     187
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/320    DATE  10/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/320    DATE  10/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)    0
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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