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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
219 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         70   1210 PM  94    1926  65      5       71       
  MINIMUM         42    353 AM  20    1954  38      4       43       
  AVERAGE         56                        52      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.33 1914   0.06   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.24  -0.14     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.52                      2.55   0.97     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.13                      3.51   1.62     1.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1950   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.8                      13.3   16.5      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.3                      50.3   50.0     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        14     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        58      0       62       
  SINCE MAR 1   2105                      1827    278     1806       
  SINCE JUL 1   8892                      8462    430     8293       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  44 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        97      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2009...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2009...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 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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