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CDUS43 KBIS 190044  
CLIMOT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND  
744 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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..THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 78 3:21 PM 99 1906 84 -6 86  
MINIMUM 49 5:42 AM 35 1910 56 -7 63  
AVERAGE 64 70 -6 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.13 2016 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.09 1.21 -0.12 1.23  
SINCE JUN 1 7.61 7.44 0.17 8.26  
SINCE JAN 1 9.29 12.25 -2.96 13.46  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 5 4 3  
SINCE JUN 1 88 95 -7 96  
SINCE JUL 1 13 21 -8 31  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 10  
MONTH TO DATE 47 126 -79 66  
SINCE JUN 1 381 422 -41 272  
SINCE JAN 1 435 444 -9 329    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
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 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 99 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 22 1914  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:53 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 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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