CDUS43 KBIS 190041 CLIMOT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 741 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026 ................................... ...THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 47 1:54 PM 87 1898 57 -10 41 MINIMUM 17 4:28 AM 0 1904 32 -15 23 AVERAGE 32 45 -13 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.03 1914 0.03 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.47 -0.29 0.48 SINCE MAR 1 0.62 0.98 -0.36 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 0.65 1.55 -0.90 0.61 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 33 20 13 33 MONTH TO DATE 501 432 69 432 SINCE MAR 1 1629 1540 89 1465 SINCE JUL 1 7619 7797 -178 7898 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 19 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 4:00 AM LOWEST 24 11:00 AM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 86 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 -1 1922 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 PM CDT APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$