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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
732 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         74    122 PM  98    1941  69      5       70
  MINIMUM         53    244 AM  24    1915  44      9       41
  AVERAGE         64                        56      8       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.27          1.07 1898   0.09   0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.29  -0.15     0.97
  SINCE MAR 1      3.38                      3.42  -0.04     4.88
  SINCE JAN 1      4.16                      4.36  -0.20     6.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.4  1968   0.0   MM        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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            1                         9     -8        9
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       214    -73      256
  SINCE MAR 1   1339                      1938   -599     2349
  SINCE JUL 1   6838                      8369  -1531     9076

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           300 PM
 LOWEST     49           100 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        96      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 PM CDT
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 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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