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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
732 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         68    501 PM  95    1901  68      0       74       
  MINIMUM         53    637 AM  29    1993  41     12       54       
                                      1913                          
                                      1907                          
  AVERAGE         61                        55      6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.14          0.54 2005   0.07   0.07     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.99  -0.76     1.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.48                      2.70  -0.22     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.05                      3.68  -0.63     2.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            4                        11     -7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       237      0      182       
  SINCE MAR 1   2594                      1994    600     1465       
  SINCE JUL 1   9182                      8762    420     7106       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         1      7        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         1      7        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE WILLISTON ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1992                    
                                             1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   932 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   933 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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