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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    356 PM  96    1928  70     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         42    543 AM  28    2002  45     -3       45       
                                      1992                          
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.81 1982   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.34                      1.69   2.65     1.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.98                      3.82   3.16     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.57                      4.76   2.81     4.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1924   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     28.7                      13.7   15.0      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.3                      51.2    6.1     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       256     31      168       
  SINCE MAR 1   2501                      1980    521     1366       
  SINCE JUL 1   8810                      8411    399     6865       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         5      5        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         6      4        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         6      4        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   922 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   923 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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