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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
219 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         74    407 PM  92    1880  68      6       62       
  MINIMUM         45    437 AM  20    1888  42      3       43       
  AVERAGE         60                        55      5       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          0.78 2005   0.07   0.16     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.78  -0.43     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.77                      3.09   0.68     1.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      4.05   1.33     2.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2005   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  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        5                        11     -6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       155      5      197       
  SINCE MAR 1   2207                      1924    283     1941       
  SINCE JUL 1   8994                      8559    435     8428       
                                                                     
 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  49 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        27      2004                    
                                             1953                    
                                             1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2009...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   909 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2009...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   910 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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