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CDUS43 KBIS 050834  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
334 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 65 5:40 PM 90 1901 63 2 64  
MINIMUM 21 3:55 AM 18 1909 36 -15 40  
1911  
AVERAGE 43 49 -6 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.73 1902 0.06 -0.06 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 1.96 2.24 -0.28 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 2.87 3.24 -0.37 2.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.3 1967 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 20.8 13.1 7.7 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 54.2 50.1 4.1 25.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 16 6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 22 16 6 13  
SINCE MAR 1 1670 1755 -85 1527  
SINCE JUL 1 7206 8094 -888 7581  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 1 0 1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 94 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 17 1907  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:56 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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