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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
739 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         58    254 PM  93    1891  66     -8       69
  MINIMUM         45    617 AM  22    1943  39      6       38
  AVERAGE         52                        53     -1       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.33 1889   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.45   0.29     0.07
  SINCE MAR 1      2.98                      2.58   0.40     3.98
  SINCE JAN 1      3.76                      3.52   0.24     5.68

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.5  2010   0.0   MM        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
  TODAY           13                        13      0       11
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        96    -34      115
  SINCE MAR 1   1260                      1820   -560     2208
  SINCE JUL 1   6759                      8251  -1492     8935

 COOLING
  TODAY            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)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  18   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    65           600 AM
 LOWEST     51           300 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        96      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1980
                                             1945


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 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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