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CDUS43 KBIS 160740
CLIBIS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
240 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 77 2:36 PM 92 1936 68 9 54
1987
MINIMUM 50 11:59 PM 24 2014 42 8 43
AVERAGE 64 55 9 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 2025 0.08 -0.08 1.28
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.07 -1.05 1.81
SINCE MAR 1 1.98 3.25 -1.27 3.85
SINCE JAN 1 2.89 4.25 -1.36 4.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1929 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.4 -0.4 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 20.8 13.5 7.3 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 54.2 50.5 3.7 25.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 1 10 -9 16
MONTH TO DATE 191 197 -6 72
SINCE MAR 1 1839 1936 -97 1586
SINCE JUL 1 7375 8275 -900 7640
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 44
SINCE MAR 1 3 0 3 44
SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 44
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 59 11:00 PM
LOWEST 15 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 37
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 22 1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 9:12 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 9:14 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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