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CDUS43 KBIS 200726  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
226 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 58 6:33 PM 96 1948 70 -12 43  
MINIMUM 36 11:49 PM 25 2015 44 -8 40  
AVERAGE 47 57 -10 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.61 2025 0.08 -0.08 1.61  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.40 -0.87 4.10  
SINCE MAR 1 2.49 3.58 -1.09 6.14  
SINCE JAN 1 3.40 4.58 -1.18 6.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1931 0.0 0.0 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 18 9 9 23  
MONTH TO DATE 263 235 28 163  
SINCE MAR 1 1911 1974 -63 1677  
SINCE JUL 1 7447 8313 -866 7731  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 1 1 44  
SINCE MAR 1 3 1 2 44  
SINCE JAN 1 3 1 2 44    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1886  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 23 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 9:17 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 9:18 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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