![]() ![]() Daily maximum and minimum temperatures, snowfall, and 24-hour precipitation totals. We have missed #1 by a mere 2.3 inches! Impressive!! Just a note, Bismarck is used here due to the more robust historical records versus any other location in West/Central North Dakota. LIVE radar around Chicago CHICAGO (WLS) - Much of Chicagos south. Bismarck is now ranked #4 for seasonal Snowfall totals through the month of December (Our snow season runs from July 1st through June 30th of the following year). SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A cold front that moved through last night gave Siouxland more comfortable temperatures and humidity levels today as many of us topped out. ![]() The top two spots are within reach since it is still only the middle of March. Here is the text released by forecasters from the National Weather Service office in Bismarck, North Dakota "Updating our post from before the Christmas Blizzard: after a mild and dry Fall, Winter arrived with a vengeance late November and into December with two major winter storms, and a Christmas blizzard. StormTRACKER Bismarck has had more than 90' of snow so far this season, placing it as the third snowiest on record. It is imperative to acknowledge that the snowfall season for Bismarck, North Dakota lasts from July 1st to June 30th of the following year based on long-term climatological trends. Hence, it will be interesting to see how the rest of the 2016-2017 Winter season turns out for the greater Bismarck, North Dakota metropolitan area. Though this major snowstorm occurred several days ago, note how this particular winter storm placed the snowfall totals from the 2016-2017 Winter season in the top 4 of all-time with an updated snowfall total of 43.5 inches through the month of December. An extremely dangerous and long-duration heat wave will continue over the Southwest well into next week with oppressive heat indices spreading across the south-central and southeast U.S. Monthly degree day totals are the sums of the negative departures of average daily. ![]() Another good take on this subject is the article Snowfall Totals Are Changing Across the U.S. DISCUSSION: In the wake of the recent winter storm which enveloped much of the north-central United States in a "sea of white," here is a neat graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service office located in Bismarck, North Dakota. REFERENCE NOTES SOUTH DAKOTA SEPTEMBER 1971 Additional information. North Dakota’s 27 24-hour snowfall record is the same as Oklahoma’s and only 1. ![]()
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