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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
232 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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    406 PM  91    1969  69    -18       62       
  MINIMUM         32   1134 PM  20    1907  42    -10       23       
  AVERAGE         42                        55    -13       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.62 1908   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.50                      0.92   0.58     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.08                      3.23  -0.15     2.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.55                      4.19  -0.64     3.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1889   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.3    0.0      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                      13.3   -5.2      6.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                      50.3  -31.2     46.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        10     13       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       176     59      204       
  SINCE MAR 1   1718                      1945   -227     1681       
  SINCE JUL 1   7655                      8580   -925     8069       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         1      2        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         3      1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         3      1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   8 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 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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JC