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CDUS43 KBIS 130051  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
751 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1897 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 76 3:13 PM 95 2025 68 8 95  
MINIMUM 48 6:06 AM 14 1918 42 6 59  
AVERAGE 62 55 7 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.35 2023 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.84 -0.84 0.10  
SINCE MAR 1 0.64 2.35 -1.71 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 0.67 2.92 -2.25 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 11 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 194 156 38 63  
SINCE MAR 1 2091 1910 181 1750  
SINCE JUL 1 8081 8167 -86 8183  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 12  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 40  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 40  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 40    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 20 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 21 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 20 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 9:14 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 9:16 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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