513 CXUS53 KBIS 011214 CLMBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 659 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2015 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2015 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 109 08/05/1941 LOW 32 08/28/1911 08/31/1895 HIGHEST 105 08/15 92 08/01 LOWEST 42 08/24 43 08/26 AVG. MAXIMUM 85.4 83.5 1.9 79.3 AVG. MINIMUM 55.0 55.5 -0.5 58.0 MEAN 70.2 69.5 0.7 68.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 9 7.7 1.3 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.29 1998 MINIMUM T 2001 TOTALS 1.41 2.28 -0.87 4.75 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.07 -0.02 0.15 DAYS >= .01 7 8.2 -1.2 13 DAYS >= .10 3 4.3 -1.3 11 DAYS >= .50 1 1.4 -0.4 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.5 0.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.02 08/22 TO 08/22 1.16 08/21 TO 08/22 08/22 TO 08/22 DEGREE_DAYS COOLING TOTAL 196 177 19 SINCE 1/1 521 481 40 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/310 DATE 08/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/290 DATE 08/22 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$