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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
220 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         68    516 PM  97    1926  65      3       51       
  MINIMUM         36    533 AM  19    1944  39     -3       37       
  AVERAGE         52                        52      0       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1965   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.30  -0.23     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.98                      2.61   1.37     4.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.68                      3.57   2.11     5.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1892   T      0.0       T      
  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       13                        13      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        71     23       97       
  SINCE MAR 1   2187                      1840    347     1568       
  SINCE JUL 1   8914                      8475    439     8215       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2011...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2011...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 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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