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CDUS43 KBIS 190037  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
737 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 50 5:59 PM 95 1941 70 -20 67  
MINIMUM 42 10:14 AM 20 1915 44 -2 48  
AVERAGE 46 57 -11 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.67 1906 0.10 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.33 1.36 2.97 1.00  
SINCE MAR 1 4.54 2.87 1.67 1.35  
SINCE JAN 1 4.54 3.44 1.10 1.42  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 9 10 7  
MONTH TO DATE 167 213 -46 188  
SINCE MAR 1 2553 1967 586 2255  
SINCE JUL 1 8934 8224 710 8316  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 4 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 3 5 -2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 5 -2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 98 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 20 1923  
1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 9:22 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 9:23 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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