Bismarck, ND: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 50.6°F in Bismarck, ND, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2021, 6th warmest of 152.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 50.6°F; Warmest since 2021; 6th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 11.66 in; Driest since 2021; 33rd driest of 152

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Bismarck, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.6°F, between 44.8°F and 49.9°F in eight years of ten and 16.54 in of precipitation, between 10.96 in and 23.41 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Bismarck, ND since 1875: 50.6°F in 2026; the highest is 52.2°F, in 2021.

Normal range, 44.8 to 49.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Bismarck, ND from 1874 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	50.6	6	63.4	5	37.8	8	11.66	120	0
2025	48.2	29	60.6	29	35.9	30	22.07	9	0
2024	50.1	8	62.2	13	37.9	7	14.90	72	0
2023	47	53	58.9	55	35.1	47	18.60	24	0
2022	48.3	25	61	24	35.5	37	13.91	84	0
2021	52.2	1	66	1	38.4	5	8.99	146	0
2020	49.8	11	62.2	13	37.4	11	7.18	150	0
2019	44.8	105	55.4	129	34.2	70	25.26	3	0
2018	46.3	71	58.3	70	34.2	70	16.70	40	0
2017	48.9	18	61.6	17	36.3	22	13.04	101	0
2016	51.1	3	63.6	4	38.5	4	19.94	19	0
2015	49.2	16	62.3	12	36.1	26	15.92	52	0
2014	45.7	82	57.8	80	33.6	85	13.06	100	0
2013	46.6	62	58.4	67	34.9	53	23.22	6	0
2012	51	4	65	2	37	14	12.70	105	0
2011	44.8	105	55.9	120	33.6	85	22.32	7	0
2010	47.2	48	58.6	63	35.8	32	20.35	17	0
2009	44.5	112	55.9	120	33	102	21.00	13	0
2008	46.6	62	60.1	38	33.2	97	13.47	95	0
2007	48	32	60.5	31	35.6	36	17.91	28	0
2006	51.4	2	64.1	3	38.7	3	9.39	143	0
2005	48.8	20	61.6	17	35.9	30	17.50	31	0
2004	46.6	62	58.9	55	34.3	68	14.70	76	0
2003	47.7	38	60.7	27	34.7	57	12.52	109	0
2002	47.6	40	60.4	32	34.8	54	10.43	134	0
2001	48	32	60.4	32	35.7	33	20.75	15	0
2000	48.7	21	61.3	21	36	28	19.03	23	0
1999	47.6	40	58.9	55	36.3	22	25.69	2	0
1998	49.4	14	61	24	37.8	8	21.03	12	0
1997	46.7	61	59.5	48	33.9	80	12.89	104	0
1996	44.2	120	56.3	112	32.1	122	16.38	45	0
1995	46	77	57.6	85	34.4	65	17.28	34	0
1994	45.2	95	57.9	78	32.5	114	15.47	60	0
1993	44.1	123	56.2	115	32.1	122	25.10	4	0
1992	48.2	29	61.3	21	35.2	40	11.02	128	0
1991	49.6	13	62.2	13	37	14	13.53	92	0
1990	49.7	12	63.2	6	36.2	25	11.88	117	0
1989	46.4	68	59.5	48	33.3	94	10.28	137	0
1988	48.4	24	63.1	8	33.6	85	8.83	148	0
1987	50.3	7	62.4	9	38.2	6	16.88	38	0
1986	47.8	35	58.8	60	36.8	16	22.12	8	0
1985	44.8	105	57.2	94	32.5	114	16.13	48	0
1984	47	53	58.9	55	35.2	40	12.58	108	0
1983	48.7	21	60.2	37	37.3	12	11.59	121	0
1982	42.1	140	53.7	140	30.4	143	16.12	49	0
1981	49.1	17	61.7	16	36.5	19	12.91	103	0
1980	47.1	49	60	40	34.1	76	13.78	89	0
1979	41.1	150	52.8	148	29.4	148	11.47	124	0
1978	44.4	116	55.9	120	32.9	106	15.32	66	0
1977	46.9	58	59.4	50	34.3	68	16.36	46	0
1976	48.9	18	63.2	6	34.6	59	10.26	138	0
1975	44.5	112	56.3	112	32.7	111	20.15	18	0
1974	44.1	123	57.4	90	30.9	140	9.22	145	0
1973	48.2	29	61.2	23	35.2	40	8.58	149	0
1972	45.1	97	56.6	106	33.4	92	13.90	85	1
1971	44.7	108	56.9	100	32.6	113	12.06	114	0
1970	44.6	111	56.9	100	32.3	118	14.73	75	0
1969	44.7	108	57.1	96	32.2	120	13.77	90	0
1968	44.1	123	56.4	111	31.7	127	17.65	30	0
1967	44.3	118	57.4	90	31.2	134	11.94	115	0
1966	44.1	123	56.7	105	31.4	131	15.72	54	0
1965	41.8	143	53.2	145	30.4	143	20.60	16	0
1964	46.3	71	59.8	41	32.8	109	14.25	80	0
1963	47.8	35	60.6	29	35	50	16.00	51	0
1962	45.6	87	57.9	78	33.2	97	14.27	79	1
1961	48.3	25	61.5	20	35.2	40	9.78	141	0
1960	46.5	65	59.1	53	33.9	80	12.65	106	0
1959	45.7	82	58.3	70	33.2	97	9.68	142	0
1958	47.1	49	59.7	45	34.5	61	10.21	139	0
1957	45.3	93	57.4	90	33.2	97	12.61	107	0
1956	43.8	129	56	119	31.6	128	14.92	70	0
1955	47.4	44	60.3	35	34.4	65	15.66	56	0
1954	45.7	82	57.6	85	33.8	82	17.21	35	0
1953	47	53	58.7	61	35.2	40	17.29	33	0
1952	45.4	92	58.7	61	32.2	120	8.96	147	0
1951	41.6	145	53.5	141	29.7	147	15.33	65	1
1950	40.4	151	52	150	28.7	151	14.83	74	0
1949	45.1	97	58.3	70	32	124	15.55	57	0
1948	45.6	87	58.2	75	32.9	106	13.35	98	0
1947	46.4	68	58.3	70	34.5	61	15.46	61	0
1946	47.7	38	60.3	35	35	50	14.70	76	0
1945	45.7	82	57.7	83	33.7	84	11.00	129	0
1944	46	77	57.7	83	34.2	70	16.81	39	0
1943	44.2	120	56.6	106	31.8	125	16.05	50	0
1942	47	53	58.5	65	35.5	37	17.08	36	0
1941	47.6	40	58.9	55	36.3	22	19.75	21	0
1940	46.2	74	58.5	65	33.8	82	12.50	110	0
1939	47.1	49	59.4	50	34.7	57	14.11	81	0
1938	48.3	25	59.8	41	36.8	16	12.21	113	0
1937	45.7	82	56.6	106	34.8	54	15.68	55	0
1936	45	100	57	97	33	102	5.17	152	0
1935	46.8	59	58.1	76	35.5	37	16.40	44	0
1934	50	9	62.4	9	37.5	10	6.55	151	0
1933	48.5	23	60.4	32	36.6	18	9.25	144	0
1932	46.4	68	57.8	80	35	50	11.35	126	0
1931	50.7	5	62.4	9	39	2	13.85	87	0
1930	47.1	49	58.1	76	36.1	26	14.92	70	0
1929	43.8	129	55.8	125	31.8	125	12.35	111	0
1928	46.8	59	58.4	67	35.2	40	15.52	58	0
1927	45.8	79	55.9	120	35.7	33	18.31	27	0
1926	48.3	25	60.1	38	36.4	20	11.03	127	0
1925	47.8	35	59.8	41	35.7	33	12.98	102	0
1924	44.5	112	55.8	125	33.3	94	16.22	47	0
1923	45.6	87	56.9	100	34.2	70	15.08	67	0
1922	46.1	75	57.4	90	34.8	54	14.08	82	0
1921	49.4	14	61.6	17	37.1	13	11.39	125	0
1920	45.8	79	57.5	88	34.1	76	10.30	136	0
1919	47.9	34	59.4	50	36.4	20	10.93	130	0
1918	45.6	87	57.6	85	33.6	85	11.69	119	0
1917	43	134	55	132	31.1	136	10.59	133	0
1916	42.7	136	54	137	31.4	131	15.41	64	0
1915	44.4	116	55.3	130	33.6	85	21.94	10	0
1914	46.5	65	58.4	67	34.6	59	21.63	11	0
1913	45.3	93	57.8	80	32.9	106	11.75	118	0
1912	42.7	136	54.1	135	31.3	133	17.84	29	0
1911	44.9	101	57.5	88	32.4	116	13.59	91	0
1910	47.4	44	60.8	26	34.1	76	10.79	131	0
1909	45.2	95	56.9	100	33.5	91	16.91	37	0
1908	47	53	59.6	47	34.4	65	13.43	96	0
1907	41.4	147	53.4	143	29.4	148	15.51	59	0
1906	45.5	91	56.5	109	34.5	61	15.88	53	0
1905	44.3	118	55.9	120	32.8	109	15.45	62	0
1904	41.2	148	52	150	30.5	142	11.51	123	0
1903	43.8	129	55.3	130	32.3	118	16.50	42	0
1902	44.9	101	56.2	115	33.6	85	14.01	83	0
1901	47.3	47	58.6	63	36	28	13.15	99	0
1900	47.4	44	59.7	45	35.1	47	15.43	63	0
1899	41.5	146	53	147	30	146	13.81	88	0
1898	46.3	71	58.3	70	34.2	70	12.35	111	0
1897	43.9	127	55.5	128	32.4	116	13.36	97	0
1896	44.5	112	56.3	112	32.7	111	13.50	93	0
1895	44.2	120	57.2	94	31.2	134	14.97	69	0
1894	45.8	79	57	97	34.5	61	13.48	94	0
1893	42.6	139	53.8	138	31.5	130	11.90	116	0
1892	43.6	132	54.1	135	33	102	16.49	43	0
1891	44.7	108	56.1	117	33.3	94	18.46	25	0
1890	42.9	135	54.7	133	31.1	136	14.35	78	0
1889	47.5	43	59.8	41	35.2	40	10.19	140	0
1888	41.2	148	53.2	145	29.1	150	13.87	86	0
1887	43.4	133	55.6	127	31.1	136	15.07	68	0
1886	46.5	65	59	54	34	79	10.61	132	0
1885	42.7	136	53.8	138	31.6	128	11.59	121	0
1884	41.8	143	52.6	149	31.1	136	20.87	14	0
1883	42.1	140	53.4	143	30.9	140	10.41	135	0
1882	46.1	75	57	97	35.1	47	19.48	22	0
1881	43.9	127	54.7	133	33.1	101	14.85	73	0
1880	44.9	101	56.9	100	33	102	17.44	32	0
1879	44.9	101	56.5	109	33.4	92	19.89	20	0
1878	50	9	60.7	27	39.2	1	18.32	26	0
1877	45.1	97	56.1	117	34.2	70	16.65	41	0
1876	41.9	142	53.5	141	30.4	143	28.95	1	0
1875	38.7	152	50.1	152	27.3	152	24.27	5	0
1874									273

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2021	52.2
2006	51.4
2016	51.1
2012	51
1931	50.7
2026	50.6
1987	50.3
2024	50.1
1934	50
1878	50

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	38.7
1950	40.4
1979	41.1
1904	41.2
1888	41.2
1907	41.4
1899	41.5
1951	41.6
1965	41.8
1884	41.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1876	28.95
1999	25.69
2019	25.26
1993	25.10
1875	24.27
2013	23.22
2011	22.32
1986	22.12
2025	22.07
1915	21.94

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	5.17
1934	6.55
2020	7.18
1973	8.58
1988	8.83
1952	8.96
2021	8.99
1974	9.22
1933	9.25
2006	9.39

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 107°F; 26 July 2026
Coldest night: -22°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.07 in; 29 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	15.8°F 32nd warmest of 152	0.32 in 63rd driest of 152
February	27.3°F 13th warmest of 152	0.59 in 34th wettest of 152
March	34°F 25th warmest of 152	0.42 in 41st driest of 152
April	41.5°F 52nd coldest of 152	1.54 in 63rd wettest of 152
May	56.7°F 43rd warmest of 152	1.78 in 62nd driest of 152
June	65.3°F 59th warmest of 152	2.11 in 44th driest of 152
July	77.3°F 3rd warmest of 152	0.96 in 22nd driest of 152
August	71°F 38th warmest of 152	1.45 in 71st driest of 152
September	64°F 9th warmest of 152	2.49 in 21st wettest of 152
October so far	54.7°F 33rd warmest of 153	a trace 17th driest of 153

Hot days and freezes

Bismarck, ND has had 33 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 16th most of 152 (with 2022 and 1941).
Bismarck, ND has had 10 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2021, 4th most of 152.
Bismarck, ND has had 115 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 57th most of 152 (with 2021, 2000, 1992 and 9 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Bismarck, ND came on Sunday 10 May 2026, the latest since 2021, tied 98th latest of 152 (with 1954, 1933 and 1885).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
2 August	Warmest day	105°F	101°F 1989	Provisional
26 July	Warmest day	107°F	106°F 1929	Provisional
13 July	Warmest day	105°F	100°F 2003	Provisional
19 March	Warmest day	75°F	70°F 1910	Provisional
8 March	Warmest day	71°F	64°F 2021	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 11.66 in of precipitation in Bismarck, ND, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2021, 33rd driest of 152.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Bismarck, ND: 107°F on Sunday 26 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Bismarck, ND: a low of -22°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Bismarck, ND: 1.07 in on Tuesday 29 September 2026.