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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
230 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         70    234 PM  98    1941  70      0       78       
  MINIMUM         41    531 AM  24    1915  44     -3       47       
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1898   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.20  -0.23     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.88                      3.51   1.37     5.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.58                      4.47   2.11     7.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1968   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        9                         9      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       214     42      310       
  SINCE MAR 1   2349                      1983    366     1781       
  SINCE JUL 1   9076                      8618    458     8428       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         7     -7        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
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    83           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2011...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2011...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   917 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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