Bismarck, ND: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 44.1°F in Bismarck, ND, the warmest spring since 2025, tied 40th warmest of 152 (with 2001, 1911 and 1895).

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 44.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 40th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 3.74 in; Driest since 2021; 57th driest of 152

A normal spring in Bismarck, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 43.8°F, between 37.8°F and 45.6°F in eight years of ten and 4.18 in of precipitation, between 2.13 in and 7.21 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Bismarck, ND since 1875: 44.1°F in 2026; the highest is 48.5°F, in 2012 and 1910.

Normal range, 37.8 to 45.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring 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	Days missing
2026	44.1	40	57.6	23	30.6	66	3.74	94	0
2025	45.7	13	58.5	13	32.9	23	7.32	13	0
2024	43.2	54	55	55	31.4	50	5.33	57	0
2023	37.7	135	49.5	125	25.8	141	5.21	60	0
2022	41.3	86	52.4	86	30.2	74	5.76	45	0
2021	45.8	11	60.5	5	31.1	60	2.03	137	0
2020	43.4	50	55.6	48	31.2	57	1.34	150	0
2019	39.7	102	50.8	105	28.5	103	5.38	55	0
2018	41.4	83	53.1	77	29.8	80	3.79	92	0
2017	44.4	35	57.5	26	31.3	54	1.73	145	0
2016	47.1	4	60.9	4	33.2	17	6.54	26	0
2015	45.1	22	58.8	9	31.4	50	6.13	35	0
2014	41.4	83	53.6	68	29.2	93	3.62	97	0
2013	37.3	138	48.7	131	26	139	10.01	4	0
2012	48.5	1	62.4	2	34.6	3	4.23	75	0
2011	37.8	133	47.3	144	28.4	105	6.23	34	0
2010	45.2	20	56.3	40	34.1	7	7.19	14	0
2009	39	117	50.3	116	27.7	120	5.44	54	0
2008	41.8	73	55.6	48	28	117	2.45	131	0
2007	45.4	17	57.6	23	33.2	17	7.40	12	0
2006	46.2	7	59.2	8	33.2	17	3.04	115	0
2005	44.9	27	57.4	28	32.5	28	3.95	89	0
2004	44.9	27	57.3	30	32.5	28	3.42	105	0
2003	42	69	54.4	57	29.5	87	6.54	26	0
2002	36.6	143	48.9	129	24.3	147	2.46	129	0
2001	44.1	40	56.2	41	32.1	37	4.12	82	0
2000	45.3	19	58.4	15	32.2	35	5.51	53	0
1999	44.9	27	56.1	44	33.7	11	8.82	7	0
1998	43.3	51	55.2	53	31.4	50	2.15	134	0
1997	39.8	101	52.1	90	27.5	128	4.55	70	0
1996	37.1	140	48.3	134	25.8	141	3.31	108	0
1995	39.4	110	50.4	113	28.3	109	6.82	21	0
1994	45.2	20	58.2	17	32.3	32	2.26	132	0
1993	43.3	51	56.1	44	30.6	66	4.00	86	0
1992	45.1	22	58.2	17	32	40	1.95	139	0
1991	45.5	15	57.1	33	33.8	9	5.58	49	0
1990	44.5	34	58.2	17	30.8	64	2.51	126	0
1989	41.7	76	53.8	64	29.7	82	4.07	84	0
1988	45.4	17	60	6	30.8	64	2.20	133	0
1987	46.2	7	57.7	22	34.7	2	5.66	47	0
1986	45.7	13	57.6	23	33.8	9	6.96	16	0
1985	45.5	15	58.5	13	32.6	27	6.70	23	0
1984	39.6	104	50.5	108	28.8	99	5.58	49	0
1983	40.4	93	50.5	108	30.3	70	3.62	97	0
1982	39.4	110	49.4	126	29.5	87	5.55	51	0
1981	45.1	22	58	20	32.2	35	1.57	147	0
1980	44.4	35	58.8	9	30.1	77	1.83	143	0
1979	35.8	145	45.8	148	25.7	143	3.16	112	0
1978	42.5	64	52.5	85	32.5	28	6.95	17	0
1977	48.2	3	61.8	3	34.6	3	1.93	140	0
1976	43.1	57	56.7	36	29.5	87	4.44	72	0
1975	37.3	138	46.9	145	27.7	120	10.46	2	0
1974	39.9	100	50.5	108	29.3	91	5.31	58	0
1973	44.8	30	56.6	37	33.1	22	3.19	111	0
1972	43	59	52.8	81	32.8	25	6.29	32	1
1971	41.4	83	52.7	82	30.2	74	2.70	123	0
1970	37.5	137	47.4	143	27.7	120	6.92	19	0
1969	39.7	102	51.9	92	27.6	124	2.49	127	0
1968	41.8	73	53.9	62	29.6	86	4.76	66	0
1967	38.5	127	50.2	117	26.9	135	4.74	68	0
1966	41.5	78	53.3	73	29.7	82	3.99	87	0
1965	37.6	136	47.7	141	27.4	131	7.52	10	0
1964	41.5	78	54.4	57	28.7	101	4.32	73	0
1963	45.1	22	57.2	32	32.9	23	4.88	64	0
1962	40.9	90	52.2	89	29.5	87	6.06	37	0
1961	43.6	48	55.3	52	31.9	42	2.61	125	0
1960	40.4	93	52.1	90	28.8	99	3.97	88	0
1959	42.9	61	54.2	61	31.6	47	2.82	120	0
1958	44.2	38	56.1	44	32.3	32	2.09	135	0
1957	41.5	78	53.4	72	29.7	82	4.63	69	0
1956	38.6	125	50	120	27.2	133	5.15	61	0
1955	43.8	45	57.4	28	30.2	74	5.24	59	0
1954	38.7	123	50.9	103	26.5	138	3.46	104	0
1953	38.7	123	49.1	128	28.2	111	8.61	8	0
1952	40.4	93	53.1	77	27.6	124	0.80	152	0
1951	35.8	145	48	137	23.7	149	1.97	138	0
1950	34.9	149	44.4	151	25.4	145	7.44	11	0
1949	43.7	47	56.2	41	31.3	54	4.16	79	0
1948	39.2	115	51.5	95	27	134	4.22	77	0
1947	39.4	110	50.6	107	28.3	109	1.90	141	0
1946	46.5	5	58.6	12	34.5	5	4.22	77	0
1945	41.3	86	53.3	73	29.2	93	2.93	117	0
1944	40	99	51.1	100	28.9	98	3.93	90	0
1943	38.9	120	51	102	26.9	135	4.23	75	0
1942	42.7	63	53.3	73	32	40	6.80	22	0
1941	43.9	44	54.7	56	33.2	17	3.42	105	0
1940	40.5	92	51.2	98	29.7	82	4.76	66	0
1939	44.2	38	56.6	37	31.8	43	2.47	128	0
1938	44.8	30	55.5	50	34	8	3.57	100	0
1937	43.5	49	53.6	68	33.3	15	3.53	102	0
1936	43.1	57	54.3	59	31.8	43	1.37	148	0
1935	39.3	114	48.8	130	29.8	80	6.27	33	0
1934	46.4	6	59.6	7	33.3	15	1.03	151	0
1933	43	59	53.7	66	32.4	31	3.79	92	0
1932	41.2	88	51.4	96	31	61	5.59	48	0
1931	42.3	65	54.3	59	30.3	70	3.62	97	0
1930	42.9	61	53.7	66	32.1	37	3.56	101	0
1929	42.2	66	53.2	76	31.2	57	5.85	43	0
1928	43.2	54	55.5	50	31	61	2.05	136	0
1927	41.5	78	50.8	105	32.3	32	9.31	6	0
1926	44.3	37	57.3	30	31.3	54	2.80	121	0
1925	46	9	58.7	11	33.4	13	2.46	129	0
1924	39	117	49.7	123	28.2	111	2.93	117	0
1923	39.5	105	50.9	103	28.1	114	3.30	109	0
1922	43.2	54	53	79	33.5	12	4.03	85	0
1921	42	69	53.9	62	30.1	77	6.12	36	0
1920	38.5	127	49.8	122	27.3	132	2.93	117	0
1919	39.5	105	49.9	121	29.1	95	6.94	18	0
1918	44.6	33	56.5	39	32.7	26	5.01	63	0
1917	38.5	127	49.4	126	27.5	128	2.73	122	0
1916	39.5	105	50.5	108	28.4	105	5.87	42	0
1915	42.1	67	53.6	68	30.6	66	5.82	44	0
1914	42.1	67	53.8	64	30.5	69	5.76	45	0
1913	40.3	97	52.6	84	28.1	114	3.03	116	0
1912	39.2	115	51.4	96	26.9	135	6.03	38	0
1911	44.1	40	57.1	33	31.2	57	2.67	124	0
1910	48.5	1	62.9	1	34.2	6	1.84	142	0
1909	38.6	125	49.6	124	27.5	128	5.54	52	0
1908	40.4	93	52.7	82	28.1	114	5.97	39	0
1907	35.8	145	47.9	139	23.6	150	3.74	94	0
1906	39.5	105	50.2	117	28.7	101	6.54	26	0
1905	41.7	76	53.5	71	30	79	3.10	113	0
1904	37.8	133	47.8	140	27.8	119	3.24	110	0
1903	41.2	88	53	79	29.3	91	3.93	90	0
1902	42	69	52.4	86	31.5	48	5.96	41	0
1901	45.1	22	57	35	33.2	17	1.36	149	0
1900	44.7	32	57.5	26	31.8	43	4.08	83	0
1899	33.1	152	43.8	152	22.5	152	6.49	29	0
1898	40.1	98	51.2	98	29	96	4.77	65	0
1897	37.1	140	48.2	136	26	139	3.41	107	0
1896	39.4	110	50.4	113	28.5	103	5.05	62	0
1895	44.1	40	57.8	21	30.3	70	6.57	24	0
1894	41.8	73	51.6	94	32.1	37	6.44	30	0
1893	35.1	148	45.4	150	24.7	146	3.47	103	0
1892	37	142	46	146	28	117	5.97	39	0
1891	38.9	120	50.1	119	27.6	124	6.56	25	0
1890	39.5	105	50.5	108	28.4	105	1.74	144	0
1889	45.8	11	58.3	16	33.4	13	4.16	79	0
1888	34.6	151	46	146	23.2	151	1.68	146	0
1887	43.8	45	56.2	41	31.4	50	4.49	71	0
1886	43.3	51	55.2	53	31.5	48	4.16	79	0
1885	41.5	78	51.9	92	31	61	4.31	74	0
1884	38.3	131	48.3	134	28.2	111	5.36	56	0
1883	37.9	132	48	137	27.7	120	3.10	113	0
1882	38.5	127	48.6	132	28.4	105	8.24	9	0
1881	40.7	91	51.1	100	30.3	70	3.74	94	0
1880	39	117	50.4	113	27.6	124	7.10	15	0
1879	42	69	52.3	88	31.8	43	6.85	20	0
1878	46	9	55.7	47	36.4	1	10.32	3	0
1877	38.8	122	48.6	132	29	96	6.34	31	0
1876	36.5	144	47.5	142	25.5	144	11.78	1	0
1875	34.9	149	45.7	149	24.1	148	9.68	5	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	48.5
1910	48.5
1977	48.2
2016	47.1
1946	46.5
1934	46.4
2006	46.2
1987	46.2
1925	46
1878	46

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	33.1
1888	34.6
1950	34.9
1875	34.9
1893	35.1
1979	35.8
1951	35.8
1907	35.8
1876	36.5
2002	36.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1876	11.78
1975	10.46
1878	10.32
2013	10.01
1875	9.68
1927	9.31
1999	8.82
1953	8.61
1882	8.24
1965	7.52

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1952	0.80
1934	1.03
2020	1.34
1901	1.36
1936	1.37
1981	1.57
1888	1.68
2017	1.73
1890	1.74
1980	1.83

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 26 May 2026
Coldest night: -6°F; 16 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.79 in; 3 April 2026

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Spring 2026 brought 3.74 in of precipitation in Bismarck, ND, the driest spring since 2021, tied 57th driest of 152 (with 1907 and 1881).
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Bismarck, ND: 93°F on Tuesday 26 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Bismarck, ND: a low of -6°F on Monday 16 March 2026.
The wettest day of spring 2026 in Bismarck, ND: 0.79 in on Friday 3 April 2026.