CDUS43 KBIS 190049 CLIMOT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 749 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 43 5:59 PM 95 1941 70 -27 45 MINIMUM 36 8:27 AM 20 1915 44 -8 36 AVERAGE 40 57 -17 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.67 1906 0.10 -0.10 0.32 MONTH TO DATE 0.36 1.36 -1.00 3.54 SINCE MAR 1 1.00 2.87 -1.87 4.14 SINCE JAN 1 1.03 3.44 -2.41 4.23 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 25 9 16 24 MONTH TO DATE 268 213 55 169 SINCE MAR 1 2165 1967 198 1856 SINCE JUL 1 8155 8224 -69 8289 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 4 -2 47 SINCE MAR 1 2 5 -3 47 SINCE JAN 1 2 5 -3 47 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM LOWEST 76 5:00 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 98 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 20 1923 1927 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. $$