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CXUS53 KFSD 012052  
CLMMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
351 PM CDT SUN OCT 01 2023  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 106 09/05/1933  
LOW 11 09/29/1899  
HIGHEST 104 09/02 MM MM 100 09/08  
LOWEST 41 09/17 MM MM 35 09/27  
AVG. MAXIMUM 82.1 76.8 5.3 82.8  
AVG. MINIMUM 53.8 51.0 2.8 51.2  
MEAN 67.9 63.9 4.0 67.0  
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 3.4 1.6 9  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 7.63 2019  
MINIMUM 0.02 2022  
TOTALS 1.14 2.34 -1.20 0.02  
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.08 -0.04 0.00  
DAYS >= .01 9 7.2 1.8 2  
DAYS >= .10 4 4.0 0.0 0  
DAYS >= .50 0 1.4 -1.4 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.54 09/22 TO 09/23  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL T 1965  
TOTALS T MM MM 0.0  
SINCE 7/1 T MM MM MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM  
24 HR TOTAL MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 35 123 -88 66  
SINCE 7/1 41 138 -97 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 132 90 42 132  
SINCE 1/1 1076 871 205 MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/330 DATE 09/05  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/340 DATE 09/05  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.25  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 7  
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3  
HAZE 8  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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