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CDUS43 KFSD 162229  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
529 PM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 50 3:19 PM 84 2012 46 4 32  
MINIMUM 35 7:08 AM -11 1900 24 11 19  
1906  
AVERAGE 43 35 8 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.80 1917 0.03 -0.03 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.40 -0.40 0.44  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.40 -0.40 0.44  
SINCE JAN 1 0.78 1.17 -0.39 3.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 11.0 1917 1.8  
MONTH TO DATE T 4.8  
SINCE MAR 1 T 4.8  
SINCE JUL 1 17.7 58.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 30 -8 39  
MONTH TO DATE 354 533 -179 618  
SINCE MAR 1 354 533 -179 618  
SINCE JUL 1 5008 5958 -950 6305  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 80 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -6 1902  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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