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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
745 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2016


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    353 PM  92    1972  69      2       59       
                                      1934                          
                                      1911                          
  MINIMUM         31    542 AM  25    2002  43    -12       32       
  AVERAGE         51                        56     -5       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1962   0.08  -0.08     1.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      1.20  -0.84     4.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.94                      3.33   1.61     5.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.58                      4.27   1.31     6.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1942   0.0    0.0      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                      13.7  -10.2      1.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.1                      51.2  -27.1     24.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       205     -6      211       
  SINCE MAR 1   1592                      1929   -337     1680       
  SINCE JUL 1   6912                      8360  -1448     8041       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         1      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         1      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         

                                                                     
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        98      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2016...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2016...........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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