CDUS43 KBIS 180747 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 247 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 48 12:47 AM 92 1911 69 -21 55 1934 1972 MINIMUM 42 11:40 AM 25 2002 43 -1 35 AVERAGE 45 56 -11 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.51 1.58 1962 0.08 0.43 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.23 -0.70 2.34 SINCE MAR 1 2.49 3.41 -0.92 4.38 SINCE JAN 1 3.40 4.41 -1.01 5.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.3 1942 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 20 10 10 20 MONTH TO DATE 222 217 5 116 SINCE MAR 1 1870 1956 -86 1630 SINCE JUL 1 7406 8295 -889 7684 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 44 SINCE MAR 1 3 0 3 44 SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 44 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 2:00 PM LOWEST 55 3:00 AM AVERAGE 76 ..........................................................THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 98 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 9:15 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 9:16 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$