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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
231 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         76    517 PM  89    1916  66     10       60       
  MINIMUM         34    315 AM  17    1989  39     -5       42       
  AVERAGE         55                        52      3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.62 1950   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.36  -0.35     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.59                      2.67  -1.08     2.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      3.63  -1.57     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1950   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       10                        13     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                        84     29       78       
  SINCE MAR 1   1596                      1853   -257     1555       
  SINCE JUL 1   7533                      8488   -955     7943       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  60 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 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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