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CLIMOT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
536 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2015


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...THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2015...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         75    334 PM  96    1980  68      7       68       
  MINIMUM         39    517 AM  26    1963  45     -6       38       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.60 2005   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.51                      1.58   0.93     1.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      3.56  -0.09     3.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.94                      4.47  -0.53     3.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            8                         9     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       254     62      366       
  SINCE MAR 1   1899                      2044   -145     2426       
  SINCE JUL 1   8587                      8620    -33     9659       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE MINOT ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68       100      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2015...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   925 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2015...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   927 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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