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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
230 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         65    336 PM  92    1952  64      1       62       
  MINIMUM         29    216 AM  13    1907  38     -9       39       
  AVERAGE         47                        51     -4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1987   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.91                      2.49   1.42     4.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.61                      3.45   2.16     5.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1991   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     27.1                      13.3   13.8      8.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     85.4                      50.3   35.1     54.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        14      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        44     27       61       
  SINCE MAR 1   2164                      1813    351     1532       
  SINCE JUL 1   8891                      8448    443     8179       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2011...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2011...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 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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