627 CDUS43 KBIS 152220 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 520 PM CDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2013... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 26 1231 AM 68 1995 40 -14 67 MINIMUM 17 359 PM -36 1897 19 -2 31 AVERAGE 22 29 -7 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.01 0.68 1902 0.03 -0.02 T MONTH TO DATE 0.52 0.38 0.14 0.03 SINCE MAR 1 0.52 0.38 0.14 0.03 SINCE JAN 1 1.11 1.32 -0.21 0.81 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY T 6.8 1902 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.2 4.7 -2.5 0.5 SINCE MAR 1 2.2 4.7 -2.5 0.5 SINCE JUL 1 30.8 42.2 -11.4 13.6 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 43 36 7 16 MONTH TO DATE 598 582 16 422 SINCE MAR 1 598 582 16 422 SINCE JUL 1 6907 7013 -106 5921 COOLING TODAY 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) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT SNOW HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 400 AM LOWEST 73 700 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 81 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -11 1875 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE 755 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE 753 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$