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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
357 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         74    418 PM  96    1928  70      4       68       
  MINIMUM         45   1141 PM  28    2002  45      0       49       
                                      1992                          
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.81 1982   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      1.69  -0.11     1.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.82                      3.82   0.00     5.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.60                      4.76  -0.16     7.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1924   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                         8     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       256    -88      281       
  SINCE MAR 1   1366                      1980   -614     2374       
  SINCE JUL 1   6865                      8411  -1546     9101       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         5      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2012...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   922 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2012...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   923 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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