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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
224 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         50    754 PM  91    1969  69    -19       73       
  MINIMUM         39    819 AM  20    1907  42     -3       34       
  AVERAGE         45                        55    -10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          1.62 1908   0.07   0.25     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      0.92   0.05     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.88                      3.23   1.65     5.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.58                      4.19   2.39     7.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1889   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       20                        10     10       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       176     32      290       
  SINCE MAR 1   2301                      1945    356     1761       
  SINCE JUL 1   9028                      8580    448     8408       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1987                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2011...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2011...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 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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