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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
238 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         79    342 PM  94    1934  69     10       66       
  MINIMUM         41    525 AM  22    1925  43     -2       35       
  AVERAGE         60                        56      4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1889   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.12  -0.25     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                      3.25  -0.14     4.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.89                      4.19  -0.30     6.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   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        5                        10     -5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       195    -55      239       
  SINCE MAR 1   1338                      1919   -581     2332       
  SINCE JUL 1   6837                      8350  -1513     9059       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
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    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1972                    
                                             1934                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 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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