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CDUS43 KBIS 180722
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
221 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         76    348 PM  92    1972  70      6       71
                                      1934
                                      1911
  MINIMUM         44    515 AM  25    2002  43      1       35
  AVERAGE         60                        57      3       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1962   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.13   0.58     0.43
  SINCE MAR 1      5.85                      3.44   2.41     3.85
  SINCE JAN 1      7.18                      4.40   2.78     5.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1942   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       0.3    0.7       T
  SINCE MAR 1      9.2                      13.3   -4.1     29.8
  SINCE JUL 1     55.4                      50.3    5.1    100.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4       12
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       205    103      249
  SINCE MAR 1   1779                      1974   -195     2296
  SINCE JUL 1   8426                      8609   -183     9083

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        98      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1915


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2010...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 PM CDT
MAY 19 2010...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 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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