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CDUS43 KBIS 130051  
CLIDIK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
751 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE DICKINSON ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 73 3:49 PM 95 2025 65 8 95  
MINIMUM 41 4:38 AM 21 1943 38 3 52  
AVERAGE 57 51 6 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.19 1896 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.82 -0.81 0.34  
SINCE MAR 1 1.36 2.75 -1.39 1.41  
SINCE JAN 1 1.36 3.32 -1.96 1.52  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 14 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 199 192 7 77  
SINCE MAR 1 1853 1970 -117 1639  
SINCE JUL 1 7349 8156 -807 7720  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 23  
SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 23  
SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 19 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DICKINSON ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 93 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1899  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 5:20 AM MDT SUNSET 8:16 PM MDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 5:19 AM MDT SUNSET 8:17 PM MDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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