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CDUS43 KBIS 170034  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
734 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 55 4:16 PM 87 1991 57 -2 52  
MINIMUM 31 7:27 AM 12 1976 33 -2 44  
AVERAGE 43 45 -2 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.19 1980 0.06 -0.06 0.56  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.80 -0.74 2.60  
SINCE SEP 1 2.55 2.52 0.03 6.74  
SINCE JAN 1 11.72 17.13 -5.41 22.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1922 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.7 -0.7 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 20 2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 211 261 -50 173  
SINCE SEP 1 312 465 -153 260  
SINCE JUL 1 315 512 -197 293  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 9  
SINCE SEP 1 79 44 35 81  
SINCE JAN 1 784 534 250 598    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 84 1895  
1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 11 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 8:02 AM CDT SUNSET 6:54 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 8:04 AM CDT SUNSET 6:52 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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