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CDUS43 KBIS 180043  
CLIJMS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
743 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE JAMESTOWN ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1891 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 36 12:18 PM 87 1915 54 -18 54  
MINIMUM 24 6:51 AM 4 1910 30 -6 36  
AVERAGE 30 42 -12 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.86 1918 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.43 0.53 -0.10 1.01  
SINCE MAR 1 0.71 1.22 -0.51 1.10  
SINCE JAN 1 1.34 1.90 -0.56 1.30  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 35 23 12 20  
MONTH TO DATE 484 450 34 428  
SINCE MAR 1 1545 1628 -83 1411  
SINCE JUL 1 7510 8335 -825 7635  
 
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 22 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE JAMESTOWN ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 10 1910  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 8:28 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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