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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
245 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012


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    209 PM  97    1926  65      5       68       
  MINIMUM         47    138 AM  19    1944  39      8       36       
  AVERAGE         59                        52      7       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.65 1965   0.06   0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.32   0.42     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.98                      2.45   0.53     3.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.76                      3.39   0.37     5.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1892   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                      13.5  -13.0     27.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      51.0  -37.4     85.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        13     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        70    -31       94       
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1794   -557     2187       
  SINCE JUL 1   6736                      8225  -1489     8914       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 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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