000 CDUS43 KBIS 200724 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 224 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2009 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 36 1159 PM 70 1910 41 -5 47 MINIMUM 13 727 AM -14 1875 20 -7 22 AVERAGE 25 31 -6 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.69 1979 0.03 -0.03 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.46 -0.30 0.30 SINCE MAR 1 0.16 0.46 -0.30 0.30 SINCE JAN 1 1.77 1.42 0.35 0.82 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 11.6 1982 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 3.3 5.7 -2.4 0.9 SINCE MAR 1 3.3 5.7 -2.4 0.9 SINCE JUL 1 73.8 42.7 31.1 17.5 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 35 5 30 MONTH TO DATE 913 729 184 690 SINCE MAR 1 913 729 184 690 SINCE JUL 1 7700 7364 336 7177 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 64 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 700 AM LOWEST 75 200 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 73 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -17 1876 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2009.........SUNRISE 746 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT MARCH 21 2009.........SUNRISE 744 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$