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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
219 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         60    600 PM  94    1934  69     -9       83       
  MINIMUM         26    535 AM  22    1925  43    -17       45       
  AVERAGE         43                        56    -13       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1889   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.06  -0.63     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.37   0.48     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                      4.33   1.13     2.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   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       22                        10     12        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       196     41      241       
  SINCE MAR 1   2284                      1965    319     1985       
  SINCE JUL 1   9071                      8600    471     8472       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1972                    
                                             1934                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2009...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 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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