826 CDUS43 KBIS 020734 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 133 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 39 531 PM 70 1992 33 6 28 MINIMUM 16 1200 AM -28 1962 13 3 -3 AVERAGE 28 23 5 13 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.33 1932 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.02 -0.02 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.02 -0.02 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 0.78 0.96 -0.18 1.70 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.5 1932 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.1 37.8 -24.7 58.3 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 42 -5 52 MONTH TO DATE 37 42 -5 52 SINCE MAR 1 37 42 -5 52 SINCE JUL 1 5536 6473 -937 6779 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 50 500 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 67 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 1972 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2012.........SUNRISE 720 AM CST SUNSET 631 PM CST MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 632 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$