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... Record low temperature tied at Dickinson ND...

A low temperature of -26 degrees was reached at Dickinson ND today.
This ties the old record of -26 set in 1989.

... National Weather Service Bismarck, ND commissions the radiosonde
replacement system...

After extensive testing, on September 30, 2009, noaa's National
Weather Service office in Bismarck, ND officially commissioned the
radiosonde replacement system (rrs) which is an integral component
of the upper air observation program. This system commissioning
includes advanced technologies such as tracking utilizing the global
positioning system.

The radiosonde replacement system (rrs) network serves as an
integral component in gathering weather data from the atmosphere.
The data format of the upper air observation will remain the same
although the length of the coded messages will increase due to
higher resolution of data. The changes are reflected in modeling and
forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.

The rrs supports noaa's cross-cutting priority to integrate global
environmental observation and data management and provides critical
support for noaa's mission.

If you have any questions regarding the implementation of the
rrs... please contact:

National Weather Service
Bismarck ND
phone: 701-250-4452
http://weather.Gov/bis