Heating and Wind Design Conditions for North Dakota
City | Lat. | Long. | Elev. | Std. Pres. | Heating Dry Bulb, °C | Extreme Wind Speed, m/s | Coldest Month WS / MCDB | MCWS / MCWD to DB | Annual Extreme Daily | ||||||||||||
0.4% | 1% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Mean DB | Std. DB | ||||||||||||||||
°N | °W | Meters | kPa | 99.6% | 99% | 1% | 2.5% | 5% | WS | MCDB | WS | MCDB | MCWS | PWD | MCWS | PWD | Max | Min | Max | Min | |
Bismarck | 46.77 | 100.75 | 506 | 95.39 | -29.6 | -26.6 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 13.0 | -10.4 | 11.3 | -8.8 | 3.0 | 290 | 5.9 | 180 | 37.9 | -34.7 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
Devils Lake | 48.10 | 98.87 | 443 | 96.12 | -30.6 | -28.1 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 12.1 | -11.1 | 10.5 | -12.0 | 4.0 | 300 | 5.0 | 10 | 36.4 | -32.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
Fargo | 46.90 | 96.80 | 274 | 98.08 | -29.7 | -27.3 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 14.4 | -14.2 | 12.5 | -13.9 | 3.6 | 180 | 6.4 | 160 | 36.6 | -32.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
Grand Forks, AFB | 47.97 | 97.40 | 278 | 98.03 | -29.1 | -26.6 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 13.3 | -12.9 | 11.6 | -10.6 | 3.3 | 290 | 5.6 | 180 | 36.9 | -31.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Minot, AFB | 48.42 | 101.35 | 508 | 95.37 | -29.2 | -26.5 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 13.6 | -7.5 | 12.2 | -8.9 | 4.5 | 310 | 5.3 | 150 | 38.1 | -31.7 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
Minot, Int’l Airport | 48.27 | 101.28 | 523 | 95.20 | -28.9 | -26.6 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 13.4 | -9.8 | 11.9 | -10.1 | 5.3 | 290 | 5.8 | 200 | 36.9 | -31.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Williston | 48.18 | 103.63 | 581 | 94.54 | -31.0 | -27.7 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 12.6 | -3.8 | 10.6 | -6.7 | 3.6 | 220 | 6.4 | 150 | 38.2 | -34.3 | 2.5 | 4.6 |