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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
229 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         71   1221 PM  96    1948  70      1       78       
  MINIMUM         42    455 AM  27    2002  44     -2       44       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.36 1877   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.27  -0.30     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.88                      3.58   1.30     5.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.58                      4.54   2.04     7.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1931   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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       223     41      314       
  SINCE MAR 1   2357                      1992    365     1785       
  SINCE JUL 1   9084                      8627    457     8432       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         8     -8        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1886                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2011...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   917 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2011...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   918 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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