501  
CDUS43 KFSD 182227  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
527 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 75 3:20 PM 104 1934 72 3 81  
MINIMUM 52 6:37 AM 29 1915 49 3 45  
2002  
AVERAGE 64 60 4 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.93 1938 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 1.74 -0.75 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 2.17 4.74 -2.57 3.34  
SINCE JAN 1 4.79 5.51 -0.72 3.63  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1968 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 5.0 6.9  
SINCE JUL 1 58.7 19.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 6 -5 2  
MONTH TO DATE 83 164 -81 126  
SINCE MAR 1 1839 1645 194 1712  
SINCE JUL 1 7526 7070 456 6720  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 14 -1 15  
SINCE MAR 1 23 17 6 22  
SINCE JAN 1 23 17 6 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 104 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1894  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:55 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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