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CLIMATE REPORT CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
345 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         58    132 PM  91    1932  68    -10       53       
  MINIMUM         37    645 PM  27    2004  42     -5       35       
                                      1953                          
                                      1945                          
  AVERAGE         48                        55     -7       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.85 1906   0.07  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.85  -0.44     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      3.16   0.67     1.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.44                      4.12   1.32     2.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY          T           2.5  1907   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE      T                       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       17                        11      6       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       166     11      218       
  SINCE MAR 1   2224                      1935    289     1962       
  SINCE JUL 1   9011                      8570    441     8449       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  41 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2009...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   910 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2009...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 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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