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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
734 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         64    309 PM  90    1982  64      0       64
                                      1952
  MINIMUM         34    616 AM  10    2005  36     -2       38
  AVERAGE         49                        50     -1       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.85 1919   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15      T
  SINCE MAR 1      2.25                      1.86   0.39     1.30
  SINCE JAN 1      2.82                      2.84  -0.02     1.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           16                        15      1       14
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        46     26       39
  SINCE MAR 1   2429                      1803    626     1322
  SINCE JUL 1   9017                      8571    446     6963

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        1
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        1
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61           600 AM
 LOWEST     20           200 PM
 AVERAGE    41

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THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 PM CDT
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 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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