729  
CDUS43 KBIS 190040  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
740 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 59 4:04 PM 83 1874 56 3 51  
MINIMUM 47 2:52 AM 9 1989 32 15 20  
AVERAGE 53 44 9 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.25 1.17 1994 0.05 0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.90 -0.27 0.06  
SINCE SEP 1 3.62 2.62 1.00 1.03  
SINCE JAN 1 18.87 17.23 1.64 13.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1917 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.8 -0.8 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 21 -9 29  
MONTH TO DATE 233 303 -70 290  
SINCE SEP 1 322 507 -185 398  
SINCE JUL 1 357 554 -197 399  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 0 11 0  
SINCE SEP 1 64 44 20 71  
SINCE JAN 1 684 534 150 755    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 16 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 89 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 5 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 8:05 AM CDT SUNSET 6:51 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 8:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:49 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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