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CDUS43 KBIS 170037
CLIBIS

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
737 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1875 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         79   3:45 PM  94    1934  68     11       81        
  MINIMUM         40   5:02 AM  22    1925  43     -3       47        
  AVERAGE         60                        56      4       64     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.11          1.57 2015   0.08   0.03     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.15  -0.06     1.87     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.98                      3.33   0.65     4.07     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.69                      4.33   0.36     5.10     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    2002   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4       T       
  SINCE MAR 1      8.7                      13.5   -4.8     31.2      
  SINCE JUL 1     31.4                      50.5  -19.1    101.2      

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            5                        10     -5        1        
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       207    -43      123        
  SINCE MAR 1   1864                      1946    -82     2505        
  SINCE JUL 1   7233                      8285  -1052     9059        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1        
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        1        
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        1        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           5:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     31           4:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1911                      
                                             1934                     
                                             1972                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2002                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:07 AM CDT   SUNSET   9:13 PM CDT     
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM CDT   SUNSET   9:14 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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