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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
238 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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   1247 PM  92    1972  70      4       66       
  MINIMUM         52    542 AM  25    2002  43      9       40       
  AVERAGE         63                        57      6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          1.58 1962   0.07   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      1.13   0.73     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.44                      3.44   0.00     2.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.91                      4.40  -0.49     3.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1942   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        2                         9     -7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       205     61      245       
  SINCE MAR 1   1749                      1974   -225     1722       
  SINCE JUL 1   7686                      8609   -923     8110       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         6     -2        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         6     -2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        98      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 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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