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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         49    334 PM  90    1901  63    -14       47       
  MINIMUM         28   1244 AM  18    1911  37     -9       37       
                                      1909                          
  AVERAGE         39                        50    -11       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.73 1902   0.06  -0.06     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.91                      2.37   1.54     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.61                      3.33   2.28     5.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.3  1967   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     27.1                      13.1   14.0      8.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     85.4                      50.1   35.3     54.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        15     11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        15     11       23       
  SINCE MAR 1   2119                      1784    335     1494       
  SINCE JUL 1   8846                      8419    427     8141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        94      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1967                    
                                             1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2011...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2011...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 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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