286 CDUS43 KBIS 210714 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 214 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 44 406 PM 73 1911 42 2 41 MINIMUM 27 1159 PM -17 1876 21 6 16 AVERAGE 36 31 5 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.52 1894 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.49 0.06 0.91 SINCE MAR 1 0.55 0.49 0.06 0.91 SINCE JAN 1 2.25 1.45 0.80 2.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.4 2002 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.3 6.0 -0.7 2.7 SINCE MAR 1 5.3 6.0 -0.7 2.7 SINCE JUL 1 63.6 43.0 20.6 48.9 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 34 -5 36 MONTH TO DATE 910 763 147 702 SINCE MAR 1 910 763 147 702 SINCE JUL 1 7637 7398 239 7349 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 67 600 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 78 1910 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -14 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2011.........SUNRISE 745 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT MARCH 22 2011.........SUNRISE 743 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$