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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
304 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         84    346 PM  93    1980  70     14       70       
  MINIMUM         51    355 AM  24    1963  45      6       51       
                                      1882                          
  AVERAGE         68                        58     10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.22 1927   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      1.61  -0.03     1.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.82                      3.74   0.08     5.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.60                      4.68  -0.08     7.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                      13.7  -13.2     27.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      51.2  -37.6     85.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       248    -85      275       
  SINCE MAR 1   1361                      1972   -611     2368       
  SINCE JUL 1   6860                      8403  -1543     9095       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         4      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        96      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      2002                    
                                             1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2012...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2012...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   922 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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