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CDUS43 KBIS 170358
CLIBIS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
958 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 32 12:06 AM 54 1961 23 9 42
MINIMUM 6 3:06 PM -35 1890 2 4 17
AVERAGE 19 12 7 30
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.05 0.59 1911 0.01 0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.27 -0.21 0.12
SINCE DEC 1 0.87 0.87 0.00 0.52
SINCE JAN 1 0.06 0.27 -0.21 0.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 2.1 6.2 1933 0.3 1.8 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 2.4 5.1 -2.7 2.6
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 15.2 -3.9 8.0
SINCE JUL 1 21.4 25.7 -4.3 12.3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 46 53 -7 35
MONTH TO DATE 599 836 -237 879
SINCE DEC 1 2085 2296 -211 2207
SINCE JUL 1 3565 4227 -662 3730
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 26 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 26.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY SNOW
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 12:00 AM
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 54 1926
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 2 -40 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 8:23 AM CST SUNSET 5:23 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 8:22 AM CST SUNSET 5:25 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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