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CDUS43 KBIS 070741  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
240 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012  
 
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 65 436 PM 89 1916 66 -1 71  
MINIMUM 45 604 AM 17 1989 39 6 39  
AVERAGE 55 52 3 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.62 1950 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 0.38 0.36 0.07  
SINCE MAR 1 2.98 2.51 0.47 3.98  
SINCE JAN 1 3.76 3.45 0.31 5.68  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1950 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.5 13.5 -13.0 27.1  
SINCE JUL 1 13.6 51.0 -37.4 85.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 13 -3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 49 83 -34 104  
SINCE MAR 1 1247 1807 -560 2197  
SINCE JUL 1 6746 8238 -1492 8924  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 500 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 93 1891  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1943  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2012...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 902 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2012...........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 903 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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