Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
718 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         86   2:45 PM  92    1911  69     17       75
                                      1934
                                      1972
  MINIMUM         49   5:45 AM  25    2002  43      6       49
  AVERAGE         68                        56     12       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.23          1.58 1962   0.08   0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      1.23   0.09     1.87
  SINCE MAR 1      4.21                      3.41   0.80     4.07
  SINCE JAN 1      4.92                      4.41   0.51     5.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.3  1942   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            0                        10    -10        3
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       217    -53      126
  SINCE MAR 1   1864                      1956    -92     2508
  SINCE JUL 1   7233                      8295  -1062     9062

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         0      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        1
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         0      3        1
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3        1
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     29           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        98      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1915


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM CDT   SUNSET   9:14 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:04 AM CDT   SUNSET   9:15 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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