746  
CDUS43 KBIS 180018  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
718 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1897 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 81 1:50 PM 95 1994 70 11 66  
MINIMUM 50 5:50 AM 23 2002 44 6 45  
AVERAGE 66 57 9 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.90 1903 0.09 -0.08 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 1.26 -0.49 4.32  
SINCE MAR 1 1.89 2.77 -0.88 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 1.89 3.34 -1.45 4.53  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 9 -9 9  
MONTH TO DATE 158 204 -46 148  
SINCE MAR 1 2021 1958 63 2534  
SINCE JUL 1 7694 8215 -521 8915  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 3 -2 3  
SINCE MAR 1 1 4 -3 3  
SINCE JAN 1 1 4 -3 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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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 2024...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 9:22 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........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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