251 CDUS43 KBIS 180716 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 215 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2011... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 43 1108 AM 67 1910 40 3 46 MINIMUM 31 1159 PM -25 1875 19 12 21 AVERAGE 37 30 7 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.54 1972 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.40 0.15 0.91 SINCE MAR 1 0.55 0.40 0.15 0.91 SINCE JAN 1 2.25 1.36 0.89 2.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1987 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.3 5.1 0.2 2.7 SINCE MAR 1 5.3 5.1 0.2 2.7 SINCE JUL 1 63.6 42.1 21.5 48.9 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 35 -7 31 MONTH TO DATE 824 659 165 598 SINCE MAR 1 824 659 165 598 SINCE JUL 1 7551 7294 257 7245 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 200 AM LOWEST 62 1000 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 70 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -20 1875 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2011.........SUNRISE 750 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT MARCH 19 2011.........SUNRISE 748 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$