CXUS53 KBIS 020631 CLMBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 131 AM CDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1875 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 81 03/16/2012 03/25/2007 03/27/1946 LOW -36 03/15/1897 HIGHEST 75 03/19 66 03/10 LOWEST -6 03/16 12 03/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 47.7 41.0 6.7 48.5 AVG. MINIMUM 20.3 19.1 1.2 22.7 MEAN 34.0 30.1 3.9 35.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 5 8.9 -3.9 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 30 28.3 1.7 29 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 3.0 -1.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.27 1916 MINIMUM 0.00 1930 TOTALS 0.42 0.84 -0.42 0.09 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.00 DAYS >= .01 7 7.5 -0.5 2 DAYS >= .10 2 2.4 -0.4 0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.22 02/28 TO 02/28 0.08 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 31.1 5 TOTALS 7.3 8.5 -1.2 0.2 SINCE 7/1 40.7 45.5 -4.8 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= 1.0 3 2.3 0.7 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 03/01 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM 0.2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 951 1084 -133 SINCE 7/1 6487 7421 -934 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/280 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 70/280 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$