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CDUS43 KBIS 120735
CLIBIS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
235 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 84 5:28 PM 96 1906 67 17 96
MINIMUM 40 5:16 AM 24 1952 40 0 60
2008
2020
AVERAGE 62 53 9 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1985 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.76 -0.74 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 1.98 2.94 -0.96 2.05
SINCE JAN 1 2.89 3.94 -1.05 2.78
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.8 1953 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 20.8 13.4 7.4 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 54.2 50.4 3.8 25.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 12 -9 0
MONTH TO DATE 179 153 26 56
SINCE MAR 1 1827 1892 -65 1570
SINCE JUL 1 7363 8231 -868 7624
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 13
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 18
SINCE MAR 1 1 0 1 18
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 18
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 65 5:00 AM
LOWEST 14 7:00 PM
AVERAGE 40
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 97 2025
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 9:07 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 9:09 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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