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CDUS43 KFSD 182239  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
539 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 60 1:28 AM 86 2003 61 -1 44  
2005  
MINIMUM 50 7:14 AM 12 2022 37 13 12  
AVERAGE 55 49 6 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 1.17 1904 0.06 0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 1.27 1.01 0.07  
SINCE SEP 1 3.42 3.61 -0.19 0.09  
SINCE JAN 1 17.91 19.54 -1.63 10.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1976 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 16 -6 37  
MONTH TO DATE 204 224 -20 246  
SINCE SEP 1 239 347 -108 312  
SINCE JUL 1 245 362 -117 313  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 8 29 23  
SINCE SEP 1 169 98 71 155  
SINCE JAN 1 1113 879 234 1117    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 57 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 88 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 10 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 7:50 AM CDT SUNSET 6:44 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 7:51 AM CDT SUNSET 6:42 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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