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CDUS43 KBIS 040120  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
720 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1875 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 25 9:53 AM 55 2012 23 2 6  
MINIMUM 20 5:59 PM -31 1919 3 17 -10  
AVERAGE 23 13 10 -2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.21 1994 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.06 -0.06 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 0.81 0.66 0.15 0.41  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.06 -0.06 0.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 3.1 1994 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.0 -1.0 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 8.9 11.1 -2.2 5.9  
SINCE JUL 1 19.0 21.6 -2.6 10.2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 42 52 -10 67  
MONTH TO DATE 138 155 -17 171  
SINCE DEC 1 1624 1615 9 1499  
SINCE JUL 1 3104 3546 -442 3022  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 81 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 55 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -41 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 8:28 AM CST SUNSET 5:08 PM CST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 8:28 AM CST SUNSET 5:09 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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