Snow totals Bismarck, ND
As of October 8, 2026, Bismarck has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 0.6 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 45.7 inches. The reading is a station observation from Bismarck Municipal Airport in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from Bismarck Municipal Airport, with records back to 1948. 100 percent of days since 1948 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 99 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did Bismarck get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 0.6 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Departure from normal | -0.6 inches | |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 45.7 inches | 78 seasons on record |
In Bismarck, the median first measurable snow lands on October 29, GHCN-Daily records show. The earliest date on record is September 16 and the latest is December 14, a span that starts in 1948. The median first inch lands on November 10, with the earliest on September 16 and the latest on January 11.
Bismarck snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.2 inches | 35 |
| 2024-25 | 25.3 inches | 32 |
| 2023-24 | 31.4 inches | 27 |
| 2022-23 | 101.2 inches | 51 |
| 2021-22 | 55.1 inches | 34 |
| 2020-21 | 16.7 inches | 30 |
| 2019-20 | 55.6 inches | 43 |
| 2018-19 | 60.3 inches | 48 |
| 2017-18 | 44.1 inches | 34 |
| 2016-17 | 71.6 inches | 37 |
| 2015-16 | 24.1 inches | 33 |
| 2014-15 | 24.1 inches | 36 |
| 2013-14 | 40.5 inches | 41 |
| 2012-13 | 57.3 inches | 49 |
| 2011-12 | 13.6 inches | 20 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in Bismarck
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Average | 13.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Bismarck Municipal Airport records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 78 complete seasons, running from 1948 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 17.3 inches | Apr 14, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 101.6 inches | 1996-97 |
| Least snowy season | 11.7 inches | 1980-81 |
| Average season | 45.7 inches | 78 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1948 | 28,714 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 8.9 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 10.1 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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