Bismarck, ND: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 27.3°F in Bismarck, ND, the warmest February since 2024, 13th warmest of 152.

February 2026

Mean temperature: 27.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 13th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.59 in; Wettest since 2023; 34th wettest of 152

A normal February in Bismarck, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 19°F, between 8.5°F and 27.1°F in eight years of ten and 0.41 in of precipitation, between 0.20 in and 0.80 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Bismarck, ND since 1875: 27.3°F in 2026; the highest is 33.9°F, in 1954.

Normal range, 8.5 to 27.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February in Bismarck, ND from 1875 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
2026	27.3	13	38	10	16.5	15	0.59	34
2025	7.2	123	19.5	111	-5.1	130	0.55	42
2024	29.2	5	39.7	3	18.7	9	0.39	72
2023	16.8	49	28.5	47	5	57	0.83	18
2022	15.6	59	29.1	44	2.1	80	0.29	100
2021	10.5	97	22.1	87	-1	106	0.13	137
2020	22.4	28	32.6	29	12.2	28	0.27	108
2019	-0.4	148	8.9	149	-9.7	146	0.99	15
2018	8.6	114	20.3	104	-3.2	120	0.33	88
2017	22.6	26	31.9	33	13.3	21	0.76	23
2016	32.5	2	42.7	2	22.4	3	0.43	59
2015	12	83	23	78	1.1	86	0.39	72
2014	9.6	106	20.9	99	-1.6	110	0.19	127
2013	21.9	31	31	37	12.7	25	0.34	85
2012	22.2	29	34.9	19	9.5	36	0.48	49
2011	12.1	81	22	88	2.3	77	0.57	37
2010	10.5	97	18.6	119	2.5	75	0.63	31
2009	13.5	74	22.5	83	4.6	60	0.78	21
2008	14.4	67	26.1	63	2.8	71	0.41	63
2007	8.9	111	18.8	116	-0.9	104	0.75	25
2006	20.1	37	29.9	40	10.2	34	0.20	123
2005	24	21	37.3	11	10.8	31	0.11	141
2004	17.4	46	27	56	7.8	44	0.31	93
2003	11.8	85	23.6	74	0	101	0.22	116
2002	25.7	16	38.4	7	13	22	0.13	137
2001	7.5	121	17.9	123	-2.8	113	0.44	55
2000	22.6	26	33.8	25	11.3	30	1.74	1
1999	24.9	17	34.4	23	15.4	17	0.39	72
1998	30.4	3	36.9	14	23.8	2	1.67	2
1997	18.9	43	29.2	43	8.5	41	0.59	34
1996	19.2	40	29.6	41	8.7	39	0.66	29
1995	19.2	40	28.9	46	9.5	36	0.33	88
1994	4.8	133	15.8	131	-6.3	133	0.45	54
1993	10.9	92	21	96	0.8	91	0.33	88
1992	27	15	36.7	15	17.4	10	0.40	69
1991	28	9	38.7	6	17.4	10	0.24	113
1990	19.9	39	32.6	29	7.3	49	0.23	114
1989	6.3	129	15.5	133	-3	118	0.21	119
1988	14.9	65	27.8	52	1.9	82	0.40	69
1987	28.1	8	35.8	17	20.4	5	1.65	3
1986	13.8	72	21.2	94	6.3	51	0.25	112
1985	13.1	75	24.4	68	1.9	82	0.03	149
1984	28	9	37.2	12	18.8	8	0.31	93
1983	27.4	12	35.9	16	18.9	7	0.44	55
1982	8.6	114	20.4	103	-3.1	119	0.40	69
1981	23	24	33.4	27	12.7	25	0.42	61
1980	15.3	62	24.6	66	6.1	53	0.28	105
1979	-0.6	149	10	146	-11.3	149	1.21	10
1978	8.9	111	17.3	126	0.6	94	0.41	63
1977	23.8	22	33.4	27	14.3	19	0.33	88
1976	27.2	14	38.3	8	16.1	16	0.27	108
1975	12.5	78	22.8	80	2.2	79	0.47	52
1974	15.9	56	27.4	54	4.4	63	0.29	100
1973	21.9	31	32.3	32	11.5	29	0.08	144
1972	9.1	109	19.2	113	-1	106	0.41	63
1971	12.8	77	23.8	72	1.9	82	0.41	63
1970	15.6	59	29.1	44	2.1	80	0.34	85
1969	14.7	66	23.7	73	5.6	55	1.17	11
1968	11.9	84	22.7	81	1.1	86	0.12	139
1967	9.2	108	21.1	95	-2.8	113	0.68	28
1966	10.4	99	21.6	90	-0.9	104	0.41	63
1965	10.2	103	23.1	76	-2.7	112	0.21	119
1964	21.8	33	35.6	18	8.1	42	0.22	116
1963	16.5	53	28.5	47	4.5	61	0.48	49
1962	10.3	100	20	107	0.6	94	0.31	93
1961	19	42	30.1	39	7.9	43	0.56	41
1960	14.4	67	22.5	83	6.3	51	0.15	134
1959	6.2	130	19.2	113	-6.9	137	0.41	63
1958	10.8	93	20.9	99	0.8	91	1.09	12
1957	13.7	73	24.6	66	2.9	70	0.23	114
1956	9.1	109	21	96	-2.8	113	0.18	130
1955	8.2	117	19.4	112	-2.9	117	0.43	59
1954	33.9	1	43.7	1	24	1	0.12	139
1953	22	30	31.6	34	12.5	27	0.34	85
1952	17.4	46	27	56	7.7	45	1.03	14
1951	10.7	94	21.4	93	0	101	0.80	20
1950	7.8	119	20	107	-4.3	129	0.55	42
1949	2.1	141	13.5	139	-9.2	144	0.37	78
1948	7.1	125	18.1	121	-3.9	127	0.85	17
1947	11.5	87	22.4	85	0.7	93	0.29	100
1946	12.5	78	24.4	68	0.5	96	0.38	77
1945	16.7	52	27.4	54	6	54	0.21	119
1944	10.3	100	23.1	76	-2.4	111	0.36	79
1943	15.3	62	27.6	53	3	68	0.53	47
1942	16.8	49	26.2	62	7.4	48	0.30	97
1941	15.3	62	25.6	64	4.9	58	0.14	136
1940	16	55	24.3	71	7.6	46	0.28	105
1939	1.5	145	13.1	141	-10.1	148	0.63	31
1938	7.9	118	17.2	127	-1.5	108	0.76	23
1937	8.7	113	18.8	116	-1.5	108	0.39	72
1936	-11.4	152	-2.2	152	-20.6	152	0.59	34
1935	27.6	11	38.3	8	17	13	0.29	100
1934	23.7	23	34.4	23	12.9	23	0.03	149
1933	10.6	96	20.7	101	0.4	98	0.22	116
1932	15.7	58	26.7	59	4.7	59	0.20	123
1931	30.4	3	39.5	4	21.3	4	0.74	26
1930	24.3	20	33.7	26	14.9	18	1.36	7
1929	4.6	134	15.5	133	-6.4	134	0.32	92
1928	20.9	35	31.2	36	10.7	33	0.11	141
1927	17.6	45	26.5	60	8.6	40	0.19	127
1926	24.6	18	32.6	29	16.7	14	0.35	83
1925	20	38	30.2	38	9.8	35	0.05	147
1924	24.5	19	34.9	19	14.1	20	0.28	105
1923	7.2	123	17.6	124	-3.3	122	0.46	53
1922	2.1	141	12.6	142	-8.3	140	1.55	4
1921	22.8	25	34.9	19	10.8	31	0.15	134
1920	17.2	48	27	56	7.5	47	0.20	123
1919	10	105	18.1	121	1.9	82	0.63	31
1918	14.1	69	24.9	65	3.4	66	0.29	100
1917	1.8	143	11.3	145	-7.8	139	0.44	55
1916	11.6	86	21	96	2.3	77	0.39	72
1915	20.6	36	28.5	47	12.8	24	0.03	149
1914	5.3	132	16.4	130	-5.8	132	0.36	79
1913	13	76	22.9	79	3.1	67	0.03	149
1912	14.1	69	23.2	75	5.1	56	0.08	144
1911	8.4	116	20.1	106	-3.2	120	0.42	61
1910	4.1	136	14.8	136	-6.7	135	0.57	37
1909	12.2	80	21.5	91	2.8	71	0.36	79
1908	16.8	49	26.3	61	7.3	49	1.07	13
1907	13.9	71	24.4	68	3.5	65	0.57	37
1906	12.1	81	21.5	91	2.8	71	0.06	146
1905	7.4	122	17.6	124	-2.8	113	0.54	45
1904	-0.2	146	9.3	147	-9.8	147	0.72	27
1903	2.6	140	14.3	138	-9.1	143	0.09	143
1902	11.5	87	20.3	104	2.6	74	0.21	119
1901	11.2	91	22.3	86	0	101	0.16	132
1900	3.7	137	15.8	131	-8.3	140	0.30	97
1899	1.7	144	12.2	144	-8.8	142	0.18	130
1898	15.9	56	29.3	42	2.5	75	0.48	49
1897	6.6	127	16.9	129	-3.6	124	1.32	8
1896	16.3	54	28.2	50	4.4	63	0.31	93
1895	9.5	107	18.8	116	0.2	100	0.35	83
1894	10.3	100	19.7	110	0.9	89	0.04	148
1893	4.4	135	12.5	143	-3.8	125	0.20	123
1892	11.5	87	21.9	89	1	88	0.55	42
1891	6.5	128	18.3	120	-5.3	131	0.57	37
1890	3.6	138	14.6	137	-7.4	138	0.27	108
1889	10.7	94	20.5	102	0.9	89	1.48	5
1888	11.5	87	22.7	81	0.3	99	0.44	55
1887	-2.6	150	8.1	150	-13.3	150	0.52	48
1886	18.1	44	31.6	34	4.5	61	0.54	45
1885	3.4	139	13.5	139	-6.8	136	0.36	79
1884	-0.3	147	9	148	-9.5	145	0.87	16
1883	7.8	119	19	115	-3.5	123	0.66	29
1882	21.8	33	34.7	22	8.8	38	0.30	97
1881	10.1	104	19.8	109	0.5	96	0.78	21
1880	15.5	61	27.9	51	3	68	0.16	132
1879	6.7	126	17.2	127	-3.8	125	0.82	19
1878	28.5	6	37	13	19.9	6	0.26	111
1877	28.3	7	39.3	5	17.4	10	0.19	127
1876	5.6	131	15.2	135	-4	128	1.45	6
1875	-3.8	151	6.9	151	-14.4	151	1.32	8

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1954	33.9
2016	32.5
1998	30.4
1931	30.4
2024	29.2
1878	28.5
1877	28.3
1987	28.1
1991	28
1984	28

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	-11.4
1875	-3.8
1887	-2.6
1979	-0.6
2019	-0.4
1884	-0.3
1904	-0.2
1939	1.5
1899	1.7
1917	1.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2000	1.74
1998	1.67
1987	1.65
1922	1.55
1889	1.48
1876	1.45
1930	1.36
1897	1.32
1875	1.32
1979	1.21

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	0.03
1934	0.03
1915	0.03
1913	0.03
1894	0.04
1925	0.05
1906	0.06
1973	0.08
1912	0.08
1903	0.09

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 58°F; 15 February 2026
Coldest night: -5°F; 22 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.22 in; 28 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 0.59 in of precipitation in Bismarck, ND, the wettest February since 2023, tied 34th wettest of 152 (with 1997 and 1936).
The hottest day of February 2026 in Bismarck, ND: 58°F on Sunday 15 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Bismarck, ND: a low of -5°F on Sunday 22 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Bismarck, ND: 0.22 in on Saturday 28 February 2026.