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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
229 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         60   1110 AM  94    1934  69     -9       79       
  MINIMUM         50    148 AM  22    1925  43      7       41       
  AVERAGE         55                        56     -1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          0.80 1889   0.08   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      1.12  -0.89     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.87                      3.25  -0.38     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.46                      4.19  -0.73     3.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     28.7                      13.7   15.0      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.3                      51.2    6.1     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        10      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  233                       195     38      140       
  SINCE MAR 1   2447                      1919    528     1338       
  SINCE JUL 1   8756                      8350    406     6837       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         1      7        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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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 2013...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   605 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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