Bismarck, ND: October

10 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 55.4°F in Bismarck, ND, the warmest 1 to 10 October since 2025, tied 28th warmest of 153 (with 1940).

October 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 55.4°F; Warmest since 2025; 28th warmest of 153
Precipitation: a trace; Driest since 2024; 11th driest of 153

A normal 1 to 10 October in Bismarck, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 49.4°F, between 43.5°F and 56.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.32 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 1.52 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 10 October in Bismarck, ND since 1874: 55.4°F in 2026; the highest is 62.5°F, in 2021.

Normal range, 43.5 to 56.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 10 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
2026	55.4	28	72.3	18	38.5	57	trace	109
2025	57.8	11	71.6	23	44	9	1.94	5
2024	56.9	16	75.6	7	38.1	62	0.00	144
2023	54.7	33	67.2	44	42.2	17	0.36	59
2022	53.9	36	69.1	31	38.6	56	0.05	92
2021	62.5	1	77.8	4	47.2	3	1.47	12
2020	53.3	40	68.3	36	38.3	60	trace	109
2019	45.5	126	53.5	139	37.4	74	1.12	16
2018	38.4	152	43.9	153	32.8	130	1.50	11
2017	50.5	71	63.1	74	37.8	67	0.01	101
2016	50.4	74	61.9	84	38.8	54	0.18	73
2015	53.9	36	65.5	55	42.3	16	0.38	55
2014	45.5	126	58.5	121	32.4	133	trace	109
2013	49.5	84	62.7	80	36.2	89	2.64	2
2012	44.3	136	56.2	132	32.4	133	0.51	43
2011	61	3	73	13	49	1	1.05	19
2010	57.7	13	74.2	11	41.2	30	trace	109
2009	39.9	150	45.4	152	34.4	114	1.04	20
2008	53.1	43	65.5	55	40.6	34	0.23	68
2007	50	78	61.1	95	38.8	54	0.03	98
2006	53.3	40	66.4	51	40.2	42	0.41	54
2005	48	103	58.7	117	37.2	78	1.07	18
2004	52.6	47	70.4	27	34.8	106	0.01	101
2003	56.7	20	76.7	5	36.7	81	0.14	80
2002	43.6	138	55.3	136	31.8	140	0.36	59
2001	49.1	89	63.9	68	34.2	116	0.45	49
2000	43	140	55.8	135	30.2	144	0.28	64
1999	45.4	129	58.5	121	32.2	137	trace	109
1998	49.2	87	58.7	117	39.7	47	2.06	3
1997	59.4	7	75.6	7	43.1	13	0.67	38
1996	49	91	63.4	71	34.5	111	0.02	100
1995	47.8	107	61	96	34.6	108	0.55	42
1994	50.7	68	59.8	106	41.6	26	1.73	8
1993	47.9	106	62.4	81	33.3	127	0.01	101
1992	49.7	81	68.6	33	30.8	142	trace	109
1991	47.6	109	63.3	72	31.9	139	trace	109
1990	47.1	116	63.3	72	30.9	141	trace	109
1989	44.6	134	59.9	105	29.2	149	0.10	84
1988	46.7	120	64	66	29.3	148	trace	109
1987	45.2	131	61.3	90	29.1	150	trace	109
1986	48.3	100	56	134	40.5	37	0.34	61
1985	39.2	151	49	149	29.4	147	0.88	26
1984	56.7	20	68.8	32	44.5	6	0.12	82
1983	48.9	92	60.3	103	37.4	74	0.43	53
1982	42.2	146	48.7	150	35.6	94	3.35	1
1981	51.6	56	62.4	81	40.8	32	0.24	67
1980	57.1	15	72.1	20	42.1	19	trace	109
1979	51	63	64	66	38	65	0.03	98
1978	47.6	109	59.7	107	35.4	97	0.44	51
1977	42.4	144	52	145	32.8	130	0.98	23
1976	50.2	77	66.4	51	33.9	120	trace	109
1975	53.5	39	69.4	29	37.5	73	0.25	66
1974	47	118	61.7	85	32.3	136	0.16	76
1973	51.7	53	64.4	64	38.9	53	0.65	39
1972	52	52	66.7	49	37.3	77	1.12	16
1971	50.7	68	60.8	97	40.6	34	1.61	10
1970	47.3	114	59.6	110	35	102	trace	109
1969	48.8	93	61.3	90	36.3	87	0.18	73
1968	45.3	130	60.7	99	29.8	145	0.01	101
1967	50	78	59.2	115	40.7	33	1.23	14
1966	52.6	47	67.5	42	37.6	71	0.05	92
1965	51.6	56	66.5	50	36.6	82	0.00	144
1964	46.8	119	59.5	111	34.1	119	trace	109
1963	60.1	5	78.7	2	41.5	27	trace	109
1962	54.8	32	69.3	30	40.3	40	0.21	71
1961	49.5	84	63.7	69	35.2	100	0.04	96
1960	56.9	16	75.4	9	38.4	59	0.00	144
1959	41.9	148	52.9	141	30.8	142	0.74	33
1958	49.3	86	63.7	69	34.9	104	0.17	75
1957	51.7	53	61.4	88	41.9	24	0.86	28
1956	50.5	71	68.3	36	32.7	132	trace	109
1955	56.2	24	72.1	20	40.3	40	trace	109
1954	47.2	115	59.7	107	34.6	108	0.15	79
1953	54.7	33	72.2	19	37.2	78	0.00	144
1952	44.8	132	60.5	102	29.1	150	trace	109
1951	51.7	53	65.5	55	37.8	67	0.23	68
1950	46.3	124	57.4	128	35.1	101	0.38	55
1949	51.4	59	63.1	74	39.7	47	1.78	7
1948	49.2	87	60.8	97	37.6	71	1.01	22
1947	56.8	19	70.6	26	42.9	14	0.22	70
1946	42.8	143	52.5	144	33.1	129	1.65	9
1945	50.8	65	67	46	34.6	108	trace	109
1944	48.4	99	61.3	90	35.4	97	0.05	92
1943	59.9	6	79.4	1	40.4	38	0.00	144
1942	58.1	9	75.2	10	40.9	31	0.31	63
1941	46.6	121	58.3	124	34.9	104	0.84	30
1940	55.4	28	67	46	43.8	10	0.26	65
1939	50.4	74	61.2	94	39.5	49	0.70	36
1938	60.8	4	73	13	48.6	2	trace	109
1937	51.4	59	61.3	90	41.4	29	0.49	44
1936	52.2	51	68.4	35	36	91	trace	109
1935	44.4	135	60.3	103	28.4	152	trace	109
1934	57.6	14	71.3	24	43.8	10	trace	109
1933	50.8	65	67.1	45	34.5	111	trace	109
1932	44.8	132	55.3	136	34.2	116	0.32	62
1931	54.3	35	66.9	48	41.7	25	trace	109
1930	52.5	50	59.5	111	45.5	5	1.28	13
1929	52.6	47	65.1	59	40.1	43	0.91	24
1928	55.9	25	69.6	28	42.1	19	trace	109
1927	46.1	125	58.4	123	33.8	122	0.16	76
1926	51.2	61	63	77	39.4	50	0.04	96
1925	37.5	153	45.5	151	29.5	146	0.37	57
1924	48.6	96	59.1	116	38.1	62	1.85	6
1923	55.7	27	65.6	54	45.7	4	0.84	30
1922	56.5	22	72.8	15	40.1	43	trace	109
1921	48.5	97	61.4	88	35.6	94	0.07	88
1920	61.1	2	78.1	3	44.1	8	0.09	85
1919	48.8	93	63	77	34.5	111	0.08	87
1918	53	44	67.9	41	38.1	62	trace	109
1917	48.2	101	63.1	74	33.3	127	trace	109
1916	42.4	144	52.8	142	32	138	0.14	80
1915	45.5	126	56.2	132	34.7	107	1.17	15
1914	56.4	23	68.2	40	44.5	6	0.20	72
1913	48	103	59.4	113	36.6	82	0.48	46
1912	48.5	97	61.6	86	35.3	99	0.07	88
1911	53.3	40	64.3	65	42.2	17	0.16	76
1910	57.8	11	73.6	12	42	21	0.01	101
1909	55.9	25	71.1	25	40.6	34	0.60	40
1908	49.6	82	62.9	79	36.2	89	0.01	101
1907	51.5	58	64.7	61	38.2	61	0.44	51
1906	50.7	68	65.3	58	36	91	0.00	144
1905	55.2	30	68.3	36	42	21	trace	109
1904	48.2	101	57.3	129	39	52	trace	109
1903	51	63	62.2	83	39.8	46	0.09	85
1902	48.8	93	65.1	59	32.4	133	0.37	57
1901	49.6	82	60.7	99	38.5	57	0.71	34
1900	48	103	58.2	125	37.8	67	0.12	82
1899	50.5	71	64.7	61	36.3	87	trace	109
1898	42.9	141	51.9	146	33.8	122	2.02	4
1897	53.8	38	68.3	36	39.2	51	trace	109
1896	46.5	123	58.7	117	34.3	115	0.47	48
1895	50.3	76	64.6	63	35.9	93	0.01	101
1894	42	147	50.2	148	33.8	122	0.49	44
1893	46.6	121	56.6	131	36.6	82	0.84	30
1892	58.9	8	76.3	6	41.5	27	trace	109
1891	43.7	137	53.5	139	33.8	122	0.59	41
1890	51.1	62	59.7	107	42.5	15	0.71	34
1889	54.9	31	72.4	16	37.4	74	0.00	144
1888	49.8	80	65.7	53	33.8	122	0.00	144
1887	47.6	109	58.7	117	36.5	85	0.86	28
1886	58.1	9	72.4	16	43.7	12	trace	109
1885	47.8	107	60.6	101	35	102	0.05	92
1884	50.8	65	61.5	87	40.1	43	0.87	27
1883	47.5	112	59.3	114	35.6	94	0.70	36
1882	49.1	89	57.7	126	40.4	38	0.48	46
1881	47.1	116	57.7	126	36.5	85	0.01	101
1880	52.9	45	68.6	33	37.1	80	0.00	144
1879	56.9	16	71.7	22	42	21	0.07	88
1878	47.4	113	57	130	37.7	70	0.45	49
1877	42.9	141	51.8	147	33.9	120	0.90	25
1876	41.1	149	54.5	138	27.6	153	0.06	91
1875	43.5	139	52.8	142	34.2	116	1.04	20
1874	52.7	46	67.4	43	38	65	0.00	144

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2021	62.5
1920	61.1
2011	61
1938	60.8
1963	60.1
1943	59.9
1997	59.4
1892	58.9
1942	58.1
1886	58.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1925	37.5
2018	38.4
1985	39.2
2009	39.9
1876	41.1
1959	41.9
1894	42
1982	42.2
1977	42.4
1916	42.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1982	3.35
2013	2.64
1998	2.06
1898	2.02
2025	1.94
1924	1.85
1949	1.78
1994	1.73
1946	1.65
1971	1.61

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2024	0.00
1965	0.00
1960	0.00
1953	0.00
1943	0.00
1906	0.00
1889	0.00
1888	0.00
1880	0.00
1874	0.00

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 10 October 2026
Coldest night: 33°F; 4 October 2026, 2 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought a trace of precipitation in Bismarck, ND, the driest 1 to 10 October since 2024, tied 11th driest of 153 (with 2020, 2014, 2010 and 31 other years).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Bismarck, ND: 81°F on Saturday 10 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Bismarck, ND: a low of 33°F on Sunday 4 October 2026 and Friday 2 October 2026.