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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
219 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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    430 PM  96    1906  68      5       66       
  MINIMUM         39   1231 AM  24    2008  41     -2       24       
                                      1952                          
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.90 1985   0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.71  -0.59     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      3.02   0.52     1.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.15                      3.98   1.17     1.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1953   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.8                      13.3   16.5      2.7     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.3                      50.3   50.0     19.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       144     11      185       
  SINCE MAR 1   2202                      1913    289     1929       
  SINCE JUL 1   8989                      8548    441     8416       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  51 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2009...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   908 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2009...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   909 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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