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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
226 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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  96    1980  71      3       72       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  29    1963  45     14       45       
  AVERAGE         67                        58      9       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.93 1962   0.08  -0.07     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      1.42   0.54     0.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      3.73  -0.19     2.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.01                      4.69  -0.68     3.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        0                         8     -8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       239     30      269       
  SINCE MAR 1   1752                      2008   -256     1746       
  SINCE JUL 1   7689                      8643   -954     8134       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         8      2        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        10      1        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        10      1        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   919 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 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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