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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
237 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         69    437 PM  93    1891  66      3       65       
  MINIMUM         42   1113 PM  22    1943  40      2       29       
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.33 1889   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.43  -0.33     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.52                      2.74   0.78     1.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.13                      3.70   1.43     1.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  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                        13     -4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        97    -20      102       
  SINCE MAR 1   2124                      1866    258     1846       
  SINCE JUL 1   8911                      8501    410     8333       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  63 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        96      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1980                    
                                             1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2009...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2009...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 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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