251 CDUS43 KBIS 310721 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 221 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 74 447 PM 75 1966 47 27 29 MINIMUM 33 700 AM -9 1969 24 9 26 AVERAGE 54 36 18 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 0.62 2009 0.04 0.05 0.62 MONTH TO DATE 1.05 0.81 0.24 2.71 SINCE MAR 1 1.05 0.81 0.24 2.71 SINCE JAN 1 2.38 1.77 0.61 4.32 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 11.8 2009 0.2 -0.2 11.8 MONTH TO DATE 2.9 8.8 -5.9 29.5 SINCE MAR 1 2.9 8.8 -5.9 29.5 SINCE JUL 1 49.1 45.8 3.3 100.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 30 -19 37 MONTH TO DATE 950 1080 -130 1304 SINCE MAR 1 950 1080 -130 1304 SINCE JUL 1 7597 7715 -118 8091 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 N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 300 AM LOWEST 22 400 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 75 2003 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -8 1975 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2010.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT APRIL 1 2010.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$