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CXUS53 KFSD 012036  
CLMMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
235 PM CST THU FEB 01 2024  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 68 01/05/2012  
LOW -38 01/19/1970  
HIGHEST 51 01/31 MM MM 40 01/14  
LOWEST -18 01/20 MM MM -13 01/30  
AVG. MAXIMUM 23.7 28.6 -4.9 25.2  
AVG. MINIMUM 10.1 9.3 0.8 9.5  
MEAN 16.9 19.0 -2.1 17.4  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 23 17.1 5.9 22  
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.7 0.3 31  
DAYS MIN <= 0 9 8.1 0.9 8  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 2.57 1988  
MINIMUM 0.00 1900  
TOTALS 0.56 0.40 0.16 1.90  
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.06  
DAYS >= .01 4 4.3 -0.3 7  
DAYS >= .10 2 0.9 1.1 3  
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 1  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.36 01/08 TO 01/08  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 31.0 1910  
TOTALS 9.8 MM MM 27.3  
SINCE 7/1 16.3 MM MM MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 6 18  
DAYS >= 1.0 2 MM MM 3  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 9 01/22 25 01/06  
01/23  
01/24  
01/07  
01/08  
24 HR TOTAL 6.2 01/08 TO 01/08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1483 1427 56 1467  
SINCE 7/1 3776 4249 -473 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/310 DATE 01/13  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/320 DATE 01/13  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0  
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2  
LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0  
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6  
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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