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CDUS43 KFSD 162228  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
428 PM CST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 46 2:23 PM 65 1939 31 15 37  
MINIMUM 32 12:06 AM -24 1901 14 18 31  
AVERAGE 39 23 16 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.53 1915 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.25 -0.21 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.04 0.25 -0.21 T  
SINCE JAN 1 23.61 20.90 2.71 19.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.0 1915 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.8 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 1.3 1.3  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 42 -16 31  
MONTH TO DATE 650 640 10 487  
SINCE DEC 1 650 640 10 487  
SINCE JUL 1 1858 2162 -304 1795  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 878 879 -1 1113    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -24 1922  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 4:56 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 8:01 AM CST SUNSET 4:56 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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