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CLIMOT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND
835 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         81   3:28 PM 104    1934  84     -3       74
                                      2003
  MINIMUM         63   6:49 AM  37    1950  57      6       61
  AVERAGE         72                        70      2       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.99 2005   0.07  -0.07     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.14  -0.05     1.23
  SINCE JUN 1      7.61                      7.37   0.24     8.26
  SINCE JAN 1      9.29                     12.18  -2.89    13.46

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         4      4        3
  SINCE JUN 1     87                        94     -7       96
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        20     -8       31

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         6      1        3
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       120    -69       56
  SINCE JUN 1    385                       416    -31      262
  SINCE JAN 1    439                       438      1      319
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     35           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        99      1906
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1910


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:42 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:55 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:53 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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