North Dakota · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Bismarck, ND

46.782°N, 100.757°W · station BISthr · 153 years of record
105°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bismarck.
105°MON7/13100°TUE7/14101°WED7/15100°THU7/1698°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#1 / 151
warmest Jul 13 in 151 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

102°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 13 ever

60°F
set in 1993

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Bismarck. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
60821051875: 92°F1876: 73°F1877: 79°F1878: 96°F1879: 85°F1880: 74°F1881: 96°F1882: 73°F1883: 88°F1884: 66°F1885: 90°F1886: 93°F1887: 91°F1888: 88°F1889: 71°F1890: 84°F1891: 64°F1892: 76°F1893: 86°F1894: 83°F1895: 86°F1896: 91°F1897: 82°F1898: 92°F1899: 80°F1900: 84°F1901: 96°F1902: 83°F1903: 78°F1904: 84°F1905: 82°F1906: 67°F1907: 72°F1908: 89°F1909: 81°F1910: 88°F1911: 80°F1912: 73°F1913: 79°F1914: 88°F1915: 81°F1916: 90°F1917: 80°F1918: 80°F1919: 91°F1920: 72°F1921: 83°F1922: 91°F1923: 92°F1924: 73°F1925: 96°F1926: 84°F1927: 81°F1928: 80°F1929: 82°F1930: 74°F1931: 94°F1932: 87°F1933: 83°F1934: 93°F1935: 87°F1936: 102°F1937: 74°F1938: 80°F1939: 87°F1940: 84°F1941: 69°F1942: 78°F1943: 72°F1944: 85°F1945: 75°F1946: 95°F1947: 92°F1948: 82°F1949: 75°F1950: 80°F1951: 89°F1952: 76°F1953: 86°F1954: 90°F1955: 80°F1956: 81°F1957: 92°F1958: 82°F1959: 94°F1960: 87°F1961: 69°F1962: 78°F1963: 82°F1964: 82°F1965: 74°F1966: 81°F1967: 77°F1968: 91°F1969: 88°F1970: 92°F1971: 77°F1972: 77°F1973: 79°F1974: 85°F1975: 84°F1976: 102°F1977: 87°F1978: 85°F1979: 78°F1980: 95°F1981: 77°F1982: 82°F1983: 97°F1984: 92°F1985: 88°F1986: 86°F1987: 81°F1988: 84°F1989: 82°F1990: 83°F1991: 82°F1992: 76°F1993: 60°F1994: 78°F1995: 86°F1996: 75°F1997: 83°F1998: 93°F1999: 88°F2000: 92°F2001: 90°F2002: 93°F2003: 100°F2004: 89°F2005: 91°F2006: 94°F2007: 92°F2008: 77°F2009: 69°F2010: 85°F2011: 73°F2012: 91°F2013: 92°F2014: 76°F2015: 87°F2016: 81°F2017: 81°F2018: 93°F2019: 89°F2020: 86°F2021: 91°F2022: 86°F2023: 87°F2024: 93°F2025: 88°F105° forecast187519362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 13105°F
Hottest this date sinceon record
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#1 of 151
Hottest at any time since2021
All-time record114°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break22.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bismarck in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°F2002-45°F1916
Feb73°F2016-45°F1936
Mar81°F1910-36°F1897
Apr93°F1980-12°F1975
May102°F193413°F1907
Jun111°F200230°F1969
Jul114°F193632°F1884
Aug109°F194132°F1895
Sep105°F193110°F1876
Oct95°F1953-10°F1919
Nov79°F1999-30°F1985
Dec66°F1939-43°F1967
All-time114°F1936-45°F1916

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bismarck so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

18 days
record run, ended Jul 19 1936

So far in 2026

11 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Bismarck's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 85°F · forecast is +20° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 2°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 7°FMar: 41°FMar: 19°FApr: 56°FApr: 30°FMay: 68°FMay: 42°FJun: 78°FJun: 53°FJul: 85°FJul: 58°FAug: 84°FAug: 56°FSep: 73°FSep: 46°FOct: 57°FOct: 33°FNov: 41°FNov: 19°FDec: 28°FDec: 8°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:02 AM
Sunset7:35 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight15h 33m · losing 10 min/wk
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

The Last 6 Weeks

Bismarck's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Bismarck, ND — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bismarck's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bismarck, ND — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at Bismarck, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bismarck, ND daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Bismarck — counted through Jul 13 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
11 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 20th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 27 in 1988.

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