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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
227 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         40   1155 AM  93    1992  63    -23       61
  MINIMUM         26    951 PM  16    1903  37    -11       38
  AVERAGE         33                        50    -17       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.25          1.06 1895   0.06   0.19     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      1.46   0.89     3.08
  SINCE MAR 1      3.91                      2.31   1.60     4.14
  SINCE JAN 1      5.61                      3.27   2.34     5.47

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.7           6.3  1967   T      1.7      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       4.0    9.4      5.3
  SINCE MAR 1     27.1                      13.0   14.1      8.2
  SINCE JUL 1     85.4                      50.0   35.4     54.4
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                        16     16       15
  MONTH TO DATE  740                       660     80      508
  SINCE MAR 1   2093                      1769    324     1471
  SINCE JUL 1   8820                      8404    416     8118

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM
 LOWEST     78          1100 PM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1911
                                             1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2011...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT
MAY  2 2011...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 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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