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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
255 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         86    436 PM  91    1969  68     18       50       
  MINIMUM         38    537 AM  20    1907  42     -4       39       
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1908   0.07  -0.07     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.96  -0.09     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                      3.09   0.02     4.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.89                      4.03  -0.14     6.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1889   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                      13.7  -13.2     27.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      51.2  -37.6     85.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       175    -47      208       
  SINCE MAR 1   1326                      1899   -573     2301       
  SINCE JUL 1   6825                      8330  -1505     9028       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1987                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 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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