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CDUS43 KBIS 160051  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
751 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1875 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 54 1:09 AM 92 1936 68 -14 58  
1987  
MINIMUM 45 1:38 PM 24 2014 42 3 43  
AVERAGE 50 55 -5 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.93 1.27 1876 0.08 0.85 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.46 1.07 0.39 0.98  
SINCE MAR 1 3.50 3.25 0.25 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 4.23 4.25 -0.02 4.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1929 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.8 13.5 -9.7 8.7  
SINCE JUL 1 25.3 50.5 -25.2 31.4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 10 5 14  
MONTH TO DATE 71 197 -126 159  
SINCE MAR 1 1585 1936 -351 1859  
SINCE JUL 1 7639 8275 -636 7228  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 44 0 44 0  
SINCE MAR 1 44 0 44 0  
SINCE JAN 1 44 0 44 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 16 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 90 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 22 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 9:11 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 9:13 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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