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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
254 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         70    431 PM  93    1980  71     -1       72       
  MINIMUM         47    542 AM  24    1963  45      2       46       
                                      1882                          
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.22 1927   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.50  -1.07     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.81   0.04     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                      4.77   0.69     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        6                         8     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       247     29      293       
  SINCE MAR 1   2323                      2016    307     2037       
  SINCE JUL 1   9110                      8651    459     8524       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        11    -11        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        11    -11        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  38 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      2002                    
                                             1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2009...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2009...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   922 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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