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CDUS43 KFSD 172220  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
520 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 90 3:59 PM 105 1934 71 19 80  
MINIMUM 56 3:30 AM 27 1925 48 8 53  
AVERAGE 73 60 13 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.30 1898 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.63 -0.80 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 5.47 4.63 0.84 2.17  
SINCE JAN 1 6.25 5.40 0.85 4.79  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 117 158 -41 82  
SINCE MAR 1 1435 1639 -204 1838  
SINCE JUL 1 6089 7064 -975 7525  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 1 7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 12 12 0 13  
SINCE MAR 1 17 15 2 23  
SINCE JAN 1 17 15 2 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 104 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1915  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:55 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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