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CDUS43 KBIS 160740
CLIMOT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
240 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 72 2:49 PM 93 1987 69 3 50
MINIMUM 46 11:59 PM 19 1921 43 3 40
AVERAGE 59 56 3 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 6 10 -4 20
MONTH TO DATE 201 186 15 92
SINCE MAR 1 2098 1940 158 1779
SINCE JUL 1 8088 8197 -109 8212
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 61 11:00 PM
LOWEST 23 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1897
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 18 1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 9:20 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 9:21 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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