656  
CDUS43 KFSD 210626  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
126 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 70 1:28 AM 103 1955 83 -13 81  
MINIMUM 62 11:59 PM 37 1950 60 2 57  
AVERAGE 66 72 -6 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.85 2.28 2002 0.09 0.76 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 2.10 -0.54 2.73  
SINCE JUN 1 13.79 7.97 5.82 9.57  
SINCE JAN 1 21.89 14.89 7.00 14.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0  
SINCE JUN 1 19 37 -18 7  
SINCE JUL 1 8 4 4 6  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 7 -6 4  
MONTH TO DATE 121 168 -47 166  
SINCE JUN 1 577 669 -92 707  
SINCE JAN 1 601 715 -114 819    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 78 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 102 1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1920  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:25 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:24 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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