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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
221 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         69   1249 PM  98    1941  70     -1       73       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  24    1915  44     12       35       
  AVERAGE         63                        57      6       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.07 1898   0.07  -0.07     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      1.20   0.66     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.44                      3.51  -0.07     2.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.91                      4.47  -0.56     3.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1968   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       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  268                       214     54      256       
  SINCE MAR 1   1751                      1983   -232     1733       
  SINCE JUL 1   7688                      8618   -930     8121       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         5     -2        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         7     -3        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         7     -3        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  30 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   917 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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