CXUS53 KBIS 011629 CLMMOT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK, ND 1029 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE MINOT ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1897 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 10/04/1963 LOW -16 10/26/1919 10/24/1919 HIGHEST 74 86 10/03 LOWEST 18 26 10/14 10/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.2 56.8 1.4 AVG. MINIMUM 35.2 34.3 0.9 MEAN 46.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.3 -1.3 DAYS MIN <= 32 8 13.1 -5.1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.54 1994 MINIMUM T 1944 TOTALS 0.87 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.04 -0.01 0.09 DAYS >= .01 5 6.9 -1.9 DAYS >= .10 2 2.5 -0.5 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.6 0.4 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.73 10/11 TO 10/12 1.38 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 561 605 -44 SINCE 7/1 728 843 -115 COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 SINCE 1/1 527 552 -25 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/250 DATE 10/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/260 DATE 10/24 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$