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CLIMOT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
744 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015


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...THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2015...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         71    445 PM  92    1918  63      8       44       
  MINIMUM         34    550 AM  20    1921  39     -5       30       
  AVERAGE         53                        51      2       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.27 1977   0.06  -0.06     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.25  -0.25     0.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.96                      2.23  -1.27     2.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.43                      3.14  -1.71     2.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        14     -2       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        59    -29       88       
  SINCE MAR 1   1613                      1849   -236     2148       
  SINCE JUL 1   8301                      8425   -124     9381       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        98      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        13      1929                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2015...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2015...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 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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