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CDUS43 KBIS 220140
CLIBIS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
840 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 73 3:14 PM 96 1980 70 3 46
MINIMUM 45 4:52 AM 29 1882 45 0 36
1963
AVERAGE 59 57 2 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.93 1962 0.08 -0.08 0.33
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.57 -1.04 4.99
SINCE MAR 1 2.49 3.75 -1.26 7.03
SINCE JAN 1 3.40 4.75 -1.35 7.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002
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
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 6 8 -2 24
MONTH TO DATE 280 252 28 211
SINCE MAR 1 1928 1991 -63 1725
SINCE JUL 1 7464 8330 -866 7779
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 3 -1 44
SINCE MAR 1 3 3 0 44
SINCE JAN 1 3 3 0 44
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7
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 93 4:00 AM
LOWEST 34 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 24 1882
1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 9:18 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 9:19 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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