053  
CDUS43 KFSD 210036  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
735 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013  
 
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2013
 
 
VALID AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 66 125 PM 102 1934 72 -6 72  
MINIMUM 55 608 AM 30 1931 49 6 53  
1907  
AVERAGE 61 61 0 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.94 1.26 1999 0.08 0.86 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 3.53 1.53 2.00 5.45  
SINCE MAR 1 6.99 4.77 2.22 10.45  
SINCE JAN 1 8.56 5.33 3.23 13.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 26.6 MM MM T  
SINCE JUL 1 54.5 MM MM 21.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 6 -2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 189 163 26 81  
SINCE MAR 1 2088 1641 447 918  
SINCE JUL 1 7553 7163 390 5681  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 17 25 47  
SINCE MAR 1 42 19 23 77  
SINCE JAN 1 42 19 23 77    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 67 100 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 97 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 23 1931  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 856 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 857 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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