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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
220 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         72    509 PM  92    1886  70      2       61       
  MINIMUM         40    531 AM  23    1931  44     -4       56       
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1987   0.08  -0.08     0.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      1.45   0.13     1.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.82                      3.58   0.24     5.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.60                      4.52   0.08     7.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        9                         9      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       232    -71      270       
  SINCE MAR 1   1359                      1956   -597     2363       
  SINCE JUL 1   6858                      8387  -1529     9090       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         2      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         3     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         3     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        96      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1963                    
                                             1882                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   919 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   920 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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