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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
223 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    304 PM  94    1955  64    -13       58       
  MINIMUM         22   1034 PM  17    1967  37    -15       22       
  AVERAGE         37                        51    -14       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1957   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.12  -0.11     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.59                      2.43  -0.84     2.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      3.39  -1.33     2.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1887   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.2    0.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                      13.2   -5.1      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                      50.2  -31.1     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        15     13       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        30     27       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1540                      1799   -259     1526       
  SINCE JUL 1   7477                      8434   -957     7914       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        13      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 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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