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CDUS43 KBIS 180036  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
736 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1897 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 66 4:48 PM 95 1994 70 -4 80  
MINIMUM 51 11:50 AM 23 2002 44 7 50  
AVERAGE 59 57 2 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 0.90 1903 0.09 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.32 1.26 3.06 1.00  
SINCE MAR 1 4.53 2.77 1.76 1.35  
SINCE JAN 1 4.53 3.34 1.19 1.42  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 9 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 145 204 -59 181  
SINCE MAR 1 2531 1958 573 2248  
SINCE JUL 1 8912 8215 697 8309  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 3 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 3 4 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 4 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 20 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 9:21 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 9:22 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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