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CDUS43 KBIS 180032  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
732 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 55 4:54 PM 92 1911 69 -14 86  
1934  
1972  
MINIMUM 38 5:35 AM 25 2002 43 -5 49  
AVERAGE 47 56 -9 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 1962 0.08 -0.08 0.37  
MONTH TO DATE 2.34 1.23 1.11 1.46  
SINCE MAR 1 4.38 3.41 0.97 4.35  
SINCE JAN 1 5.11 4.41 0.70 5.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.3 1942 0.0 0.0 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 18 10 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 114 217 -103 164  
SINCE MAR 1 1628 1956 -328 1864  
SINCE JUL 1 7682 8295 -613 7233  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 44 0 44 3  
SINCE MAR 1 44 0 44 3  
SINCE JAN 1 44 0 44 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 98 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 9:14 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 9:15 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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