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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
224 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         74    324 PM  97    1926  65      9       85       
  MINIMUM         41    349 AM  19    1944  39      2       47       
  AVERAGE         58                        52      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1965   0.06  -0.06     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.30  -0.29     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.59                      2.61  -1.02     2.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      3.57  -1.51     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1892   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.3    0.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                      13.3   -5.2      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                      50.3  -31.2     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        13     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        71     32       64       
  SINCE MAR 1   1586                      1840   -254     1541       
  SINCE JUL 1   7523                      8475   -952     7929       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         2     -1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 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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