CDUS43 KBIS 210038 CLIMOT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 738 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 63 4:28 PM 72 1910 42 21 58 MINIMUM 31 6:49 AM -13 1913 21 10 26 AVERAGE 47 31 16 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.29 1976 0.02 -0.02 T MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.27 -0.18 T SINCE MAR 1 0.09 0.27 -0.18 T SINCE JAN 1 0.12 0.84 -0.72 0.09 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 18 34 -16 23 MONTH TO DATE 772 769 3 673 SINCE MAR 1 772 769 3 673 SINCE JUL 1 6762 7026 -264 7106 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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM LOWEST 51 2:00 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 75 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -10 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:48 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$