977 CDUS43 KBIS 150740 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 240 AM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2010... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2010 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 37 240 PM 72 1935 39 -2 43 MINIMUM 33 1159 PM -35 1897 18 15 13 AVERAGE 35 29 6 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.58 1919 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.91 0.31 0.60 0.16 SINCE MAR 1 0.91 0.31 0.60 0.16 SINCE JAN 1 2.24 1.27 0.97 1.77 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.1 1953 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.7 4.2 -1.5 3.3 SINCE MAR 1 2.7 4.2 -1.5 3.3 SINCE JUL 1 48.9 41.2 7.7 73.8 SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 37 -7 37 MONTH TO DATE 498 552 -54 742 SINCE MAR 1 498 552 -54 742 SINCE JUL 1 7145 7187 -42 7529 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 82 1000 AM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 68 1995 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -36 1897 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2010.........SUNRISE 756 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT MARCH 16 2010.........SUNRISE 754 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$