CDUS43 KBIS 190034 CLIMOT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 734 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026 ................................... ...THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 53 4:45 PM 77 2012 41 12 29 MINIMUM 37 6:28 AM -31 1923 20 17 26 AVERAGE 45 30 15 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.26 1987 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.23 -0.14 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.09 0.23 -0.14 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 0.12 0.80 -0.68 0.09 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 20 35 -15 37 MONTH TO DATE 740 701 39 617 SINCE MAR 1 740 701 39 617 SINCE JUL 1 6730 6958 -228 7050 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 4:00 AM LOWEST 61 12:00 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 72 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -6 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$