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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         77    540 PM  96    1948  70      7       73       
  MINIMUM         37    540 AM  27    2002  44     -7       41       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1877   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.27  -0.84     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.58   0.27     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                      4.54   0.92     2.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1931   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        8                         9     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       223     35      262       
  SINCE MAR 1   2305                      1992    313     2006       
  SINCE JUL 1   9092                      8627    465     8493       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         8     -8        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1886                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2009...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   917 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2009...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   918 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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