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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         82    612 PM  96    1948  70     12       81       
  MINIMUM         46    420 AM  27    2002  44      2       55       
  AVERAGE         64                        57      7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.36 1877   0.07   0.02     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      1.27   0.68     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.53                      3.58  -0.05     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.00                      4.54  -0.54     3.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1931   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.3    0.0      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                      13.3   -5.2      6.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                      50.3  -31.2     46.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         9     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       223     46      256       
  SINCE MAR 1   1752                      1992   -240     1733       
  SINCE JUL 1   7689                      8627   -938     8121       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         6     -3        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         8     -4        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1886                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   917 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   918 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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