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CDUS43 KBIS 180747
CLIMOT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
247 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 44 2:46 AM 95 1994 70 -26 44
MINIMUM 39 8:39 AM 23 2002 44 -5 32
AVERAGE 42 57 -15 38
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.36 0.90 1903 0.09 0.27 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 1.26 -0.90 3.22
SINCE MAR 1 1.00 2.77 -1.77 3.82
SINCE JAN 1 1.03 3.34 -2.31 3.91
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 23 9 14 27
MONTH TO DATE 243 204 39 145
SINCE MAR 1 2140 1958 182 1832
SINCE JUL 1 8130 8215 -85 8265
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 3 -1 47
SINCE MAR 1 2 4 -2 47
SINCE JAN 1 2 4 -2 47
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 7:00 PM
LOWEST 60 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 77
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 20 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 9:22 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:00 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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