366 CDUS43 KBIS 080903 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 302 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 36 1241 AM 66 1898 36 0 6 MINIMUM 23 1149 AM -21 1995 16 7 -6 AVERAGE 30 26 4 0 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.17 1983 0.03 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.17 -0.14 0.18 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.17 -0.14 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 0.81 1.11 -0.30 1.88 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.6 1983 0.3 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.2 2.2 -2.0 1.9 SINCE MAR 1 0.2 2.2 -2.0 1.9 SINCE JUL 1 13.3 39.7 -26.4 60.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 39 -4 65 MONTH TO DATE 249 284 -35 407 SINCE MAR 1 249 284 -35 407 SINCE JUL 1 5748 6715 -967 7134 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 PM LOWEST 54 400 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -28 1995 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2012.........SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 640 PM CST MARCH 9 2012.........SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 641 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$