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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
225 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    154 PM  90    1901  63     -4       58       
  MINIMUM         35   1258 AM  18    1911  37     -2       45       
                                      1909                          
  AVERAGE         47                        50     -3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1902   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.42                      2.37   1.05     1.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.03                      3.33   1.70     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1967   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.8                      13.1   16.7      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.3                      50.1   50.2     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        15      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        15      3       13       
  SINCE MAR 1   2065                      1784    281     1757       
  SINCE JUL 1   8852                      8419    433     8244       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        94      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1967                    
                                             1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2009...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2009...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 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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