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CDUS43 KBIS 210023  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
723 PM CDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 65 12:10 PM 100 1903 83 -18 83  
1942  
MINIMUM 55 6:47 AM 31 1921 56 -1 54  
AVERAGE 60 70 -10 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.08 1.71 1980 0.07 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.34 -0.39 1.63  
SINCE JUN 1 3.18 7.57 -4.39 6.20  
SINCE JAN 1 8.84 12.38 -3.54 8.36  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 1 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 7 3 6  
SINCE JUN 1 66 97 -31 80  
SINCE JUL 1 51 23 28 7  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 4  
MONTH TO DATE 111 138 -27 135  
SINCE JUN 1 449 434 15 460  
SINCE JAN 1 506 456 50 464    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 103 1971  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 32 1920  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:50 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 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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