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CXUS53 KFSD 011650
CLMMHE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1150 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2025
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 10/03/1997
10/03/1938
10/04/1922
LOW -8 10/29/1925
HIGHEST 92 10/04 MM MM 86 10/02
10/10
LOWEST 27 10/30 MM MM 27 10/14
10/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.3 61.7 4.6 70.0
AVG. MINIMUM 43.5 37.8 5.7 40.6
MEAN 54.9 49.7 5.2 55.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.0 2.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 5 8.6 -3.6 8
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.72 1998
MINIMUM T 1988
TOTALS 0.64 1.83 -1.19 0.09
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.06 -0.04 0.00
DAYS >= .01 8 6.7 1.3 2
DAYS >= .10 4 3.6 0.4 0
DAYS >= .50 0 1.0 -1.0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.23 10/16 TO 10/17
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 8.0 1929
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 346 481 -135 304
SINCE 7/1 413 619 -206 MM
COOLING TOTAL 41 8 33 12
SINCE 1/1 987 879 108 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/310 DATE 10/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/170 DATE 10/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.33
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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