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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
226 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         64    551 PM  91    1969  69     -5       72       
  MINIMUM         30    511 AM  20    1907  42    -12       32       
  AVERAGE         47                        55     -8       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1908   0.07  -0.07     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.92  -0.51     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      3.23   0.60     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.44                      4.19   1.25     2.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1889   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       18                        10      8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       176     19      231       
  SINCE MAR 1   2242                      1945    297     1975       
  SINCE JUL 1   9029                      8580    449     8462       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  79 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1987                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2009...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2009...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 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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