410 ABUS34 KBIS 011320 PNSBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 204 AM CST WED JAN 1 2003 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 114 07/06/1936 LOW -45 02/16/1936 01/13/1916 HIGHEST 111 06/29 LOWEST -19 03/10 01/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.5 AVG. MINIMUM 31.2 MEAN 43.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 31 DAYS MAX <= 32 76 DAYS MIN <= 32 208 DAYS MIN <= 0 26 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 30.92 1876 MINIMUM 1.57 2000 TOTALS 11.33 DAYS >= .01 95 DAYS >= .10 32 DAYS >= .50 5 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.90 07/08 TO 07/09 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 101.6 1997 24 HR TOTAL 15.5 03/03/1966 TO 03/03/1966 TOTALS 45.8 SINCE 7/1 14.1 DAYS >= TRACE 85 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 5.9 03/19 TO 03/20 DEGREEDAYS HEATING TOTAL 8531 8968 -437 SINCE 7/1 3357 3595 -238 COOLING TOTAL 746 488 258 SINCE 1/1 746 471 275 ................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 52/340 DATE 06/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/310 DATE 02/11 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. THE MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURE IN BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA FOR 2002 WAS 43.4 DEGREES...THIS WAS THE 20TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PRECIPITATION TOTAL OF 11.33 INCHES WAS TIED FOR THE 12TH DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD. $$ VJR