968 CDUS43 KBIS 170857 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 357 AM CDT FRI MAR 17 2023 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1875 TO 2023 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 28 4:50 PM 81 2012 41 -13 56 MINIMUM 18 8:10 AM -11 1875 19 -1 32 AVERAGE 23 30 -7 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.62 1946 0.03 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 1.32 0.38 0.94 0.16 SINCE MAR 1 1.32 0.38 0.94 0.16 SINCE JAN 1 2.35 1.38 0.97 1.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.4 1902 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 22.7 4.4 18.3 2.6 SINCE MAR 1 22.7 4.4 18.3 2.6 SINCE JUL 1 92.7 41.4 51.3 32.8 SNOW DEPTH 19 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 35 7 21 MONTH TO DATE 795 616 179 628 SINCE MAR 1 795 616 179 628 SINCE JUL 1 7349 6955 394 6465 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 NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 12:00 AM LOWEST 57 1:00 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 74 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -25 1875 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2023.........SUNRISE 7:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT MARCH 18 2023.........SUNRISE 7:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$