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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
219 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         73    319 PM  97    1926  65      8       76       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  19    1944  39      8       38       
  AVERAGE         60                        52      8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.65 1965   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.30  -0.20     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.52                      2.61   0.91     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.13                      3.57   1.56     1.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1892   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        5                        13     -8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        71     -8       70       
  SINCE MAR 1   2110                      1840    270     1814       
  SINCE JUL 1   8897                      8475    422     8301       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  60 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2009...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2009...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 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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