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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
723 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2011...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61    513 PM  92    1886  71    -10       77       
  MINIMUM         56    713 AM  23    1931  44     12       44       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.35          1.54 1987   0.07   0.28     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      1.34  -0.02     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      3.65   1.58     5.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.93                      4.61   2.32     7.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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                                                             
  TODAY            6                         8     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  270                       231     39      318       
  SINCE MAR 1   2363                      2000    363     1789       
  SINCE JUL 1   9090                      8635    455     8436       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         9     -9        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  17   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1963                    
                                             1882                    

                                                                     
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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