858  
CDUS43 KFSD 170622  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
120 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008  
   
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..THE MITCHELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 84 510 PM 99 1934 71 13 65  
MINIMUM 45 516 AM 25 1929 47 -2 45  
AVERAGE 65 59 6 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 T 2002 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.08 1.64 -0.56 2.89  
SINCE MAR 1 5.04 6.01 -0.97 7.19  
SINCE JAN 1 5.66 7.15 -1.49 9.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2000  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 29.1 7.4 21.7 9.4  
SINCE JUL 1 41.7 28.5 13.2 45.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 10  
MONTH TO DATE 176 149 27 45  
SINCE MAR 1 1810 1683 127 1363  
SINCE JUL 1 7416 7499 -83 6971  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 30  
SINCE MAR 1 0 13 -13 42  
SINCE JAN 1 0 13 -13 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 200 AM  
LOWEST 26 600 PM  
AVERAGE 51    
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THE MITCHELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 105 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 854 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 855 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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