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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
224 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         69    419 PM  90    1987  67      2       53       
                                      1900                          
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  22    1945  41      8       35       
  AVERAGE         59                        54      5       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56          1.24 1999   0.07   0.49      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.64   0.01     0.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.56                      2.95   1.61     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.26                      3.91   2.35     6.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1905   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     27.1                      13.3   13.8      9.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     85.4                      50.3   35.1     55.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        12     -6       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       133     -2      221       
  SINCE MAR 1   2224                      1902    322     1692       
  SINCE JUL 1   8951                      8537    414     8339       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        96      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      2008                    
                                             1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2011...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2011...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   907 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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