787  
CDUS43 KBIS 180041  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
641 PM CST SUN DEC 17 2023  
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 38 11:02 AM 56 1997 27 11 5  
MINIMUM 25 5:59 PM -32 1906 9 16 -9  
AVERAGE 32 18 14 -2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY MM 1.11 1967 0.01 MM T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.18 -0.18 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.18 -0.18 T  
SINCE JAN 1 12.43 16.58 -4.15 10.08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 47 -14 67  
MONTH TO DATE 608 760 -152 873  
SINCE DEC 1 608 760 -152 873  
SINCE JUL 1 2425 2648 -223 2730  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 612 552 60 611    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 53 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -31 1922  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 8:31 AM CST SUNSET 4:52 PM CST  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 8:31 AM CST SUNSET 4:52 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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