NDAWN Station: Minot, ND

Data for 2009-11-19

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Max air temp:49 °F / 10 °C (at 2:09 PM CST)
Min air temp:21 °F / -6 °C (at 8:22 PM CST)
Avg air temp:35 °F / 2 °C
Avg bare soil temp:37 °F / 3 °C
Avg turf soil temp:35 °F / 2 °C
Avg wind speed:8.3 mph / 3.7 m/s
Max wind speed:20.0 mph / 8.9 m/s (at 11:28 AM CST)
Wind direction:305 deg
Wind direction SD:30 deg
Total solar radiation:169 Lys / 7 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.10 inch / 2.59 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:20 °F / -7 °C
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available
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Details:
Location:Minot, ND
Period of record:1990-04-24 to present
Latitude:48.180°
Longitude:-101.293°
Elevation:1781 feet (542 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:27 °F / -3 °C
Normal Avg Temp:19 °F / -7 °C
Normal Min Temp:11 °F / -12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7906 °F / 4392 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:422 °F / 234 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:108 °F (42 °C)
2007-07-23 at 12:32 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-25 °F (-32 °C)
1996-02-01 at 12:00 AM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:77 °F (25 °C)
1995-06-16 at 11:34 PM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-38 °F (-39 °C)
(estimated) 1996-02-01 at 6:33 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:75 °F (24 °C)
2005-07-09
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-37 °F (-38 °C)
2004-01-28
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-57 °F (-50 °C)
1996-02-01

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:70.9 mph (31.7 m/s)
1997-04-06 at 2:43 PM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:38.7 mph (17.3 m/s)
1997-04-06 for hour ending at 12:00 PM CST
1997-04-06 for hour ending at 3:00 PM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:30.1 mph (13.4 m/s)
1997-04-06

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:2.94 inch (74.7 mm)
2005-06-01

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:9 days
2001-06-10 - 2001-06-18
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:7 days
2003-05-03 - 2003-05-09
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
1998-07-05 - 1998-07-06
2007-05-05 - 2007-05-06

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:782 Lys (32.7 MJ/m2)
1990-07-12

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.40 inch (10 mm)
1995-06-16
Maximum PET (Penman):0.54 inch (14 mm)
2002-05-31