821  
CDUS43 KFSD 202237  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
437 PM CST WED DEC 20 2023  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 45 3:16 PM 58 1900 30 15 2  
MINIMUM 18 6:27 AM -25 1916 13 5 -7  
AVERAGE 32 22 10 -2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.53 2006 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.31 -0.31 1.31  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.31 -0.31 1.31  
SINCE JAN 1 19.13 20.96 -1.83 12.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.0 1911 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 11.3  
SINCE DEC 1 T 11.3  
SINCE JUL 1 1.3 11.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 43 -10 67  
MONTH TO DATE 624 812 -188 907  
SINCE DEC 1 624 812 -188 907  
SINCE JUL 1 1932 2334 -402 2374  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1113 879 234 1121    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 59 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 20 2023......SUNRISE 8:02 AM CST SUNSET 4:57 PM CST  
DECEMBER 21 2023......SUNRISE 8:03 AM CST SUNSET 4:58 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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