CDUS43 KBIS 180747 CLIMOT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 247 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...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 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... 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 .......................................................... 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. $$