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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
240 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         71    534 PM  92    1987  68      3       64
                                      1936
  MINIMUM         45   1123 PM  25    1959  42      3       32
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.27 1876   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.04  -0.17     0.97
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                      3.17  -0.06     4.88
  SINCE JAN 1      3.89                      4.11  -0.22     6.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1929   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        7                        10     -3       17
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       185    -50      225
  SINCE MAR 1   1333                      1909   -576     2318
  SINCE JUL 1   6832                      8340  -1508     9045

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


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    71          1100 PM
 LOWEST     25           500 PM
 AVERAGE    48

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 PM CDT
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 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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