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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
231 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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    401 PM  92    1972  70     -2       76       
                                      1934                          
                                      1911                          
  MINIMUM         46    533 AM  25    2002  43      3       44       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1962   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.13  -0.16     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.88                      3.44   1.44     5.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.58                      4.40   2.18     7.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1942   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        8                         9     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       205     42      308       
  SINCE MAR 1   2340                      1974    366     1779       
  SINCE JUL 1   9067                      8609    458     8426       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                         

                                                                     
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    71          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        98      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2011...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2011...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 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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