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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
233 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         52    602 PM  96    1934  66    -14       50       
  MINIMUM         36   1148 PM  22    1980  40     -4       42       
                                      1945                          
  AVERAGE         44                        53     -9       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.65 1927   0.07  -0.06     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.50  -0.39     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.53                      2.81   0.72     1.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.14                      3.77   1.37     1.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  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       21                        12      9       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       109    -11      121       
  SINCE MAR 1   2145                      1878    267     1865       
  SINCE JUL 1   8932                      8513    419     8352       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2009...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2009...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 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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