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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
218 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         71    335 PM  92    1972  70      1       77       
                                      1934                          
                                      1911                          
  MINIMUM         35    506 AM  25    2002  43     -8       47       
  AVERAGE         53                        57     -4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1962   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.13  -0.70     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.44   0.41     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                      4.40   1.06     2.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1942   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       12                         9      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       205     44      244       
  SINCE MAR 1   2296                      1974    322     1988       
  SINCE JUL 1   9083                      8609    474     8475       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  29 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        98      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2009...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 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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