CXUS53 KBIS 060648 CLMBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 148 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1875 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 04/30/1992 04/21/1980 LOW -12 04/01/1975 HIGHEST 88 04/22 77 04/16 LOWEST 18 04/06 18 04/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.9 56.0 -2.1 57.2 AVG. MINIMUM 29.1 30.4 -1.3 31.7 MEAN 41.5 43.2 -1.7 44.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 1.5 1.5 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 22 17.5 4.5 18 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.71 1878 MINIMUM 0.00 1952 TOTALS 1.54 1.34 0.20 1.95 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.04 0.01 0.07 DAYS >= .01 10 8.1 1.9 11 DAYS >= .10 5 3.5 1.5 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.6 0.4 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.81 04/03 TO 04/04 0.80 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 21.9 2022 TOTALS 13.5 4.6 8.9 3.6 SINCE 7/1 54.2 50.1 4.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= 1.0 3 1.1 1.9 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 9 04/04 2 04/04 24 HR TOTAL 13.5 2.2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 697 655 42 SINCE 7/1 7184 8079 -895 COOLING TOTAL 1 0 1 SINCE 1/1 1 0 1 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/280 DATE 04/08 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/270 DATE 04/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 2 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$