WETTESTSINCE
North Dakota · precipitation record 1874–2026

Bismarck, ND

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2024
0.64in
15th driest of 152 years · normal 1.9"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.58" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 5.79"
0.58in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.13in
18th wettest of 151 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.64in
15th driest of 152 yrs
34% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
4.53in
19th driest of 152 yrs
62% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.4in
20th driest of 152 yrs
70% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.63in
on Aug 21, 1998 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

20days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 59 days (to Nov 22, 1889)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

70%
7.4" of a normal 10.59" · wettest 22.94" (1993) · driest 2.89" (1936)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 151-year record (1875–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 16.69" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1187630.92in
2201929.58in
3187527.53in
4199326.99in
5201326.75in

Driest Years on Record

119365.97in
219347.74in
320208.42in
419529.3in
5198810.17in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~2.92") and driest in Jan (~0.38"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1993, 13.75".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Bismarck — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.33in
set in 1989

Rain on Jul 28

28%
of 151 years had measurable rain
1875: 0.00″1876: 0.01″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.02″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.02″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.01″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.76″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.33″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.06″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.16″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.12″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.02″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.05″1909: 0.01″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.04″1914: 0.03″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.26″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.15″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.16″1922: 0.81″1923: 0.04″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.13″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.36″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.13″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.01″1954: 0.73″1955: 0.43″1956: 0.13″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.33″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.23″1973: 0.02″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.20″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.19″1987: 0.12″1988: 0.00″1989: 1.33″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.20″2002: 0.04″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.03″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.07″2012: 0.02″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.02″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.26″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.13″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Bismarck's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Bismarck, ND — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Bismarck's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Bismarck, ND — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:19 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight15h 00m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.78°N, 100.76°W

Nearby Stations

Mobridge, SD86 mi SAberdeen, SD145 mi SEWilliston, ND165 mi NWGrand Forks, ND185 mi EFargo, ND186 mi ESisseton, SD195 mi E

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