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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
247 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         74    226 PM  92    1886  71      3       69       
  MINIMUM         52    658 AM  23    1931  44      8       36       
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.54 1987   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.34  -0.91     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.65   0.20     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                      4.61   0.85     2.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        2                         8     -6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       231     29      274       
  SINCE MAR 1   2307                      2000    307     2018       
  SINCE JUL 1   9094                      8635    459     8505       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         9     -9        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         9     -9        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  52 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1963                    
                                             1882                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2009...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   918 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2009...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   920 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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