Bismarck, ND: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 19.7°F in Bismarck, ND, the warmest winter since 2024, tied 19th warmest of 152 (with 1921).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 19.7°F; Warmest since 2024; 19th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 1.72 in; Wettest since 2023; 46th wettest of 152

A normal winter in Bismarck, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 15.5°F, between 10°F and 23.4°F in eight years of ten and 1.32 in of precipitation, between 0.80 in and 2.53 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Bismarck, ND since 1875: 19.7°F in 2026; the highest is 25.8°F, in 1931.

Normal range, 10 to 23.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	19.7	19	30.1	23	9.2	18	1.72	46	0
2025	14.4	61	25	61	3.9	65	1.08	103	0
2024	24.2	4	33.7	5	14.8	5	1.15	96	0
2023	12.7	78	22.6	81	2.8	73	2.60	11	0
2022	15.3	54	27.3	40	3.3	70	2.00	32	0
2021	21.1	12	31.4	14	10.7	12	0.69	137	0
2020	18.4	28	27.3	40	9.5	15	1.12	99	0
2019	12.5	79	21.6	91	3.3	70	2.47	13	0
2018	13.9	67	25.2	59	2.6	78	1.17	94	0
2017	14.5	59	23.8	71	5.2	49	3.45	1	0
2016	23.7	7	33.1	7	14.4	6	1.55	57	0
2015	17.1	35	27.2	42	7	35	1.25	82	0
2014	10.3	103	21.7	88	-1.1	113	1.83	37	0
2013	16.7	38	26.2	49	7.2	33	1.22	87	0
2012	23.4	9	34.8	2	11.9	10	1.25	82	0
2011	10.8	98	19.6	112	1.9	82	3.10	4	0
2010	10.1	108	18.2	124	2.1	80	2.24	19	0
2009	9.6	112	20	109	-0.9	110	3.02	5	0
2008	13.7	70	25.7	54	1.7	84	0.75	134	0
2007	15.9	48	27.5	36	4.3	59	1.71	47	0
2006	22.2	10	31	16	13.4	9	1.22	87	0
2005	18.3	29	29.6	27	7	35	0.65	138	0
2004	16.3	42	26	52	6.6	39	1.38	73	0
2003	16.5	39	27.5	36	5.5	46	0.80	131	0
2002	21.8	11	33.1	7	10.6	13	0.59	142	0
2001	11.1	93	21.3	98	0.9	96	1.14	98	0
2000	21	13	32.5	11	9.6	14	2.36	17	0
1999	17.7	33	27.9	34	7.6	27	1.76	39	0
1998	23.7	7	32	13	15.4	3	1.84	36	0
1997	9.6	112	19.3	116	-0.1	104	2.11	30	0
1996	11.9	88	21.7	88	2	81	2.15	29	0
1995	15.1	56	24.6	65	5.6	44	1.03	109	0
1994	7.7	127	17.8	127	-2.4	127	1.87	35	0
1993	10.3	103	20.5	107	0.1	100	1.10	101	0
1992	25.1	3	35.7	1	14.4	6	0.87	125	0
1991	15	57	26.5	47	3.5	66	0.90	121	0
1990	17.1	35	28.6	30	5.7	43	0.79	133	0
1989	13.7	70	24.7	63	2.7	75	1.51	60	0
1988	16	46	27.5	36	4.4	58	1.21	92	0
1987	23.9	6	33.5	6	14.4	6	1.81	38	0
1986	14.3	62	23.7	74	4.9	53	0.96	114	0
1985	9.2	115	20.7	104	-2.3	124	0.88	124	0
1984	13.8	68	23.6	75	4	63	1.17	94	0
1983	24.1	5	32.7	9	15.4	3	1.15	96	0
1982	6.3	136	16.5	134	-4	138	1.63	52	0
1981	20.2	16	31.1	15	9.3	16	0.75	134	0
1980	15.9	48	27.2	42	4.6	56	1.20	93	0
1979	2.8	147	12.6	148	-7.1	148	2.24	19	0
1978	5.8	141	14	145	-2.4	127	1.33	77	0
1977	12	86	22.9	78	1	94	1.43	68	0
1976	19.2	22	30.4	21	8	25	1.49	66	0
1975	14.3	62	25.9	53	2.7	75	1.50	61	0
1974	10.5	101	21.7	88	-0.6	107	1.23	86	0
1973	14.9	58	25.1	60	4.8	55	0.82	129	0
1972	8.2	123	18.4	123	-1.9	119	1.56	56	0
1971	8.3	121	18.6	120	-2	122	1.35	75	0
1970	12.3	81	23.4	76	1.1	93	1.59	54	0
1969	8.2	123	17.7	128	-1.3	114	3.24	2	0
1968	10.6	99	22	86	-0.9	110	1.37	74	0
1967	12.2	82	24.3	69	0	102	1.71	47	0
1966	10.3	103	21.6	91	-0.9	110	0.99	111	0
1965	5.2	143	16.5	134	-6.1	144	1.40	71	0
1964	16	46	28.5	33	3.4	67	1.43	68	0
1963	13.1	75	24.6	65	1.6	86	1.04	107	0
1962	10.4	102	21.2	99	-0.4	105	1.73	44	1
1961	18.1	31	28.6	30	7.5	29	1.50	61	0
1960	17.2	34	25.6	56	8.9	20	0.89	122	0
1959	7.4	128	18.1	125	-3.4	136	1.04	107	0
1958	17.9	32	28.9	29	7	35	1.90	34	0
1957	12	86	22.6	81	1.4	88	0.92	117	0
1956	6.6	133	17.1	129	-3.8	137	1.50	61	0
1955	16.3	42	27.2	42	5.3	48	0.91	118	0
1954	19	23	29.7	24	8.2	23	1.05	106	1
1953	19.4	21	30.5	20	8.2	23	0.91	118	0
1952	8.2	123	18.6	120	-2.3	124	3.18	3	0
1951	8.4	119	18.9	117	-2	122	1.96	33	0
1950	2.3	149	13.2	147	-8.7	149	2.07	31	0
1949	5.3	142	16.6	133	-5.9	143	1.47	67	0
1948	11	94	21.9	87	0	102	1.41	70	0
1947	15.5	53	26.1	51	4.9	53	1.27	81	0
1946	10.9	97	22.5	83	-0.7	108	0.84	127	0
1945	16.4	40	25.7	54	7.1	34	0.60	140	0
1944	19	23	30.8	18	7.3	32	0.91	118	0
1943	8.4	119	19.4	115	-2.6	130	1.76	39	0
1942	20.1	18	30.9	17	9.3	16	0.43	151	0
1941	16.3	42	26.7	46	6	41	0.81	130	0
1940	15.3	54	25.4	57	5.2	49	0.56	144	0
1939	14.5	59	24.7	63	4.3	59	1.11	100	0
1938	11.5	90	21.5	94	1.4	88	1.67	50	0
1937	6.4	135	15.6	141	-2.8	131	1.30	78	0
1936	0.3	151	9.6	152	-9	151	1.66	51	0
1935	16.8	37	27	45	6.7	38	0.46	149	0
1934	18.3	29	29.1	28	7.6	27	0.54	147	0
1933	13.6	72	23.8	71	3.4	67	1.22	87	0
1932	15.6	52	25.4	57	5.8	42	1.08	103	0
1931	25.8	1	34.7	3	16.8	1	0.98	112	0
1930	12.1	84	20.9	102	3.4	67	2.40	15	0
1929	8.2	123	18.7	119	-2.3	124	1.25	82	0
1928	11	94	20.7	104	1.4	88	1.54	59	0
1927	14.2	64	23.4	76	5.1	52	1.07	105	0
1926	20.8	14	29.7	24	11.9	10	1.24	85	0
1925	12.2	82	22.8	79	1.7	84	0.60	140	0
1924	18.6	27	29.7	24	7.5	29	0.54	147	0
1923	11	94	21.2	99	0.7	97	1.69	49	0
1922	10	109	19.8	111	0.2	99	2.18	28	0
1921	19.7	19	30.7	19	8.8	21	0.56	144	0
1920	11.9	88	21.5	94	2.4	79	0.95	115	0
1919	18.9	25	28.6	30	9.2	18	1.74	42	0
1918	6	140	15.3	143	-3.3	135	1.50	61	0
1917	3.9	146	14.4	144	-6.5	146	2.61	10	0
1916	8.7	118	18.9	117	-1.4	117	1.59	54	0
1915	12.1	84	21.4	97	2.8	73	0.45	150	0
1914	16.3	42	27.4	39	5.2	49	0.89	122	0
1913	13.6	72	24.4	67	2.7	75	0.80	131	0
1912	9.9	110	18.5	122	1.3	91	0.56	144	0
1911	9.2	115	20.7	104	-2.4	127	2.23	22	0
1910	7	130	17	130	-3.1	133	2.19	27	0
1909	11.5	90	21.2	99	1.9	82	0.65	138	0
1908	20.4	15	32.1	12	8.7	22	1.63	52	0
1907	6.9	131	16.8	131	-2.9	132	2.22	24	0
1906	14.1	65	22.7	80	5.6	44	0.85	126	0
1905	8.3	121	18	126	-1.3	114	2.24	19	0
1904	6.5	134	16.1	139	-3.2	134	2.35	18	0
1903	9.1	117	20	109	-1.8	118	1.01	110	0
1902	13.5	74	22.4	85	4.6	56	1.22	87	0
1901	15.9	48	26.5	47	5.4	47	0.30	152	0
1900	12.4	80	23.8	71	1	94	1.22	87	0
1899	9.3	114	19.5	114	-0.8	109	0.71	136	0
1898	15.9	48	27.7	35	4.1	61	0.98	112	0
1897	10.6	99	19.6	112	1.6	86	2.46	14	0
1896	14	66	23.9	70	4.1	61	1.39	72	0
1895	10.3	103	20.2	108	0.4	98	1.30	78	0
1894	7.3	129	15.8	140	-1.3	114	1.73	44	0
1893	6.8	132	15.6	141	-1.9	119	1.09	102	0
1892	12.8	76	21.6	91	4	63	1.28	80	0
1891	18.8	26	30.2	22	7.4	31	0.84	127	0
1890	6.1	137	16.2	137	-4.1	139	1.76	39	0
1889	16.4	40	26.2	49	6.6	39	2.22	24	0
1888	5.2	143	16.4	136	-6.1	144	2.20	26	0
1887	-0.4	152	11.3	150	-12	152	2.23	22	0
1886	12.8	76	24.4	67	1.2	92	1.50	61	0
1885	2.5	148	11.7	149	-6.8	147	2.38	16	0
1884	6.1	137	16.2	137	-4.1	139	2.58	12	0
1883	6.1	137	16.8	131	-4.7	141	1.34	76	0
1882	20.2	16	32.7	9	7.7	26	0.59	142	0
1881	4.2	145	14	145	-5.6	142	2.64	8	0
1880	9.8	111	21.5	94	-1.9	119	1.74	42	0
1879	10.2	107	20.9	102	-0.5	106	1.55	57	0
1878	25.2	2	34.6	4	15.9	2	0.95	115	0
1877	13.8	68	24.8	62	2.9	72	2.70	7	0
1876	11.3	92	22.5	83	0.1	100	2.62	9	0
1875	1	150	10.7	151	-8.7	149	2.82	6	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1931	25.8
1878	25.2
1992	25.1
2024	24.2
1983	24.1
1987	23.9
2016	23.7
1998	23.7
2012	23.4
2006	22.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1887	-0.4
1936	0.3
1875	1
1950	2.3
1885	2.5
1979	2.8
1917	3.9
1881	4.2
1965	5.2
1888	5.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	3.45
1969	3.24
1952	3.18
2011	3.10
2009	3.02
1875	2.82
1877	2.70
1881	2.64
1876	2.62
1917	2.61

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	0.30
1942	0.43
1915	0.45
1935	0.46
1934	0.54
1924	0.54
1940	0.56
1921	0.56
1912	0.56
2002	0.59
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 58°F; 15 February 2026
Coldest night: -22°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.22 in; 28 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 1.72 in of precipitation in Bismarck, ND, the wettest winter since 2023, 46th wettest of 152.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Bismarck, ND: 58°F on Sunday 15 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Bismarck, ND: a low of -22°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Bismarck, ND: 0.22 in on Saturday 28 February 2026.