836  
CDUS43 KBIS 190049  
CLIDIK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
749 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE DICKINSON ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 43 3:19 PM 92 1901 67 -24 41  
MINIMUM 39 5:29 AM 24 1915 41 -2 34  
AVERAGE 41 54 -13 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.95 1904 0.09 -0.08 0.53  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 1.32 -1.03 4.76  
SINCE MAR 1 1.64 3.25 -1.61 5.83  
SINCE JAN 1 1.64 3.82 -2.18 5.94  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 24 11 13 27  
MONTH TO DATE 276 266 10 173  
SINCE MAR 1 1930 2044 -114 1735  
SINCE JUL 1 7426 8230 -804 7816  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 76 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE DICKINSON ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 95 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 19 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:13 AM MDT SUNSET 8:23 PM MDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:12 AM MDT SUNSET 8:24 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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