Heating and Wind Design Conditions for North Dakota
City | Lat. | Long. | Elev. | Std. Pres. | Heating Dry Bulb, °F | Extreme Wind Speed, mph | Coldest Month WS / MCDB | MCWS / MCWD to DB | Annual Extreme Daily | ||||||||||||
0.4% | 1% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Mean DB | Std. DB | ||||||||||||||||
°N | °W | Feet | psia | 99.6% | 99% | 1% | 2.5% | 5% | WS | MCDB | WS | MCDB | MCWS | PWD | MCWS | PWD | Max | Min | Max | Min | |
Bismarck | 46.77 | 100.75 | 1660 | 13.835 | -21 | -16 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 290 | 13 | 180 | 100 | -30 | 3.6 | 6.4 |
Devils Lake | 48.10 | 98.87 | 1453 | 13.940 | -23 | -19 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 300 | 11 | 10 | 98 | -27 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
Fargo | 46.90 | 96.80 | 899 | 14.224 | -22 | -17 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 180 | 14 | 160 | 98 | -27 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
Grand Forks, AFB | 47.97 | 97.40 | 912 | 14.217 | -20 | -16 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 290 | 13 | 180 | 98 | -25 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
Minot, AFB | 48.42 | 101.35 | 1667 | 13.832 | -21 | -16 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 310 | 12 | 150 | 101 | -25 | 3.8 | 7.4 |
Minot, Int’l Airport | 48.27 | 101.28 | 1716 | 13.807 | -20 | -16 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 290 | 13 | 200 | 98 | -25 | 3.0 | 4.8 |
Williston | 48.18 | 103.63 | 1906 | 13.711 | -24 | -18 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 220 | 14 | 150 | 101 | -30 | 4.5 | 8.3 |