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The climate of Bismarck (North Dakota - United States of America)
Bismarck is the capital of the state of North Dakota which is located in the northern part of the United States. Where population figures are concerned Bismarck is the second largest city in North Dakota, after Fargo which is nearly twice as big. Bismarck was named after the German politician Otto von Bismarck who died in 1898. Bismarck is located on the Great Plains and has a moderate continental climate with long and cold winters in which large amounts of snow may fall. During the coldest months which are December, January and February a very cold wind may blow which causes it to feel even colder than it is. In January average minimum temperatures are -19 degrees Celsius (-2 degrees Fahrenheit). During the coldest days temperatures may drop to -30 or even -40 degrees Celsius (-22 to -40 degrees Fahrenheit). The lowest temperature on record is -45 degrees Celsius (-49 degrees Fahrenheit). Summers on the other hand are much warmer. In July and August average temperatures are 28-29 degrees Celsius (82-84 degrees Fahrenheit). However, during the summer it may be 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) one day while the next day temperatures rise to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The highest temperature on record is 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit). Bismarck gets 2,740 hours of annual sunshine, which is fairly sunny for a city located at this degree of latitude. Precipitation figures are fairly low. On average 428 millimeters of annual precipitation can be recorded. Every winter Bismarck gets about 125 centimeters of snowfall.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Bismarck:

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	-7	-19	5	8		n/a
February	-3	-15	6	7		n/a
March	4	-8	7	8		n/a
April	13	-1	8	9		n/a
May	20	6	10	10		n/a
June	25	11	11	11		n/a
July	29	14	11	9		n/a
August	28	12	10	8		n/a
September	22	6	8	7		n/a
October	15	0	6	5		n/a
November	4	-8	4	6		n/a
December	-4	-16	4	8		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

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