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CDUS43 KBIS 160050  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
750 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 72 2:49 PM 93 1987 69 3 50  
MINIMUM 54 6:05 AM 19 1921 43 11 40  
AVERAGE 63 56 7 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.48 2025 0.08 -0.08 1.48  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.08 -1.08 2.28  
SINCE MAR 1 0.64 2.59 -1.95 2.88  
SINCE JAN 1 0.67 3.16 -2.49 2.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 10 -8 20  
MONTH TO DATE 197 186 11 92  
SINCE MAR 1 2094 1940 154 1779  
SINCE JUL 1 8084 8197 -113 8212  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 1 1 47  
SINCE MAR 1 2 2 0 47  
SINCE JAN 1 2 2 0 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 22 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 43 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 23 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 33  
   
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 18 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 9:18 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 9:20 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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