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CDUS43 KBIS 130103  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
803 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 77 3:27 PM 81 2003 55 22 73  
MINIMUM 43 6:22 AM 6 1881 29 14 46  
AVERAGE 60 42 18 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.10 1.17 2022 0.04 0.06 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 0.46 0.64 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 1.52 1.30 0.22 0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 2.43 2.30 0.13 1.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 10.0 2022 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 11.3 2.7 8.6 3.6  
SINCE MAR 1 18.6 11.2 7.4 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 52.0 48.2 3.8 25.3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 23 -18 5  
MONTH TO DATE 333 305 28 284  
SINCE MAR 1 1284 1389 -105 1189  
SINCE JUL 1 6820 7728 -908 7243  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 92 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 9 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:29 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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