943  
CDUS43 KBIS 210034  
CLIBIS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
734 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
   
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..THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 74 3:42 PM 82 1875 55 19 57  
1901  
MINIMUM 36 7:17 AM 13 1896 31 5 42  
1916  
AVERAGE 55 43 12 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.20 2019 0.04 -0.04 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.99 -0.93 2.69  
SINCE SEP 1 2.55 2.71 -0.16 6.83  
SINCE JAN 1 11.72 17.32 -5.60 22.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.5 2020 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.0 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.0 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.0 -1.0 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 22 -12 15  
MONTH TO DATE 265 347 -82 235  
SINCE SEP 1 366 551 -185 322  
SINCE JUL 1 369 598 -229 355  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 84 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 14 1874  
1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 8:08 AM CDT SUNSET 6:47 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 8:09 AM CDT SUNSET 6:45 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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