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CDUS43 KFSD 162235  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
535 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 78 3:56 PM 99 1934 71 7 79  
MINIMUM 48 5:55 AM 25 1929 48 0 50  
AVERAGE 63 59 4 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.50 2004 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.53 -0.70 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 5.47 4.53 0.94 2.17  
SINCE JAN 1 6.25 5.30 0.95 4.79  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1929 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 6.4 5.0  
SINCE JUL 1 24.1 58.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 7 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 118 151 -33 82  
SINCE MAR 1 1436 1632 -196 1838  
SINCE JUL 1 6090 7057 -967 7525  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 11 -7 11  
SINCE MAR 1 9 14 -5 21  
SINCE JAN 1 9 14 -5 21    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 105 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 8:53 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 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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