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CXUS53 KFSD 021902  
CLMMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
202 PM CDT MON JUN 02 2025  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 108 05/30/1934  
LOW 18 05/03/1967  
HIGHEST 90 05/11 MM MM 90 05/17  
LOWEST 35 05/18 MM MM 36 05/03  
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.7 70.8 0.9 72.5  
AVG. MINIMUM 46.2 47.8 -1.6 47.9  
MEAN 58.9 59.3 -0.4 60.2  
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 1.2 -0.2 1  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.5 -1.5 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 10.58 1942  
MINIMUM 0.11 1940  
TOTALS 2.43 3.15 -0.72 2.68  
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.10 -0.02 0.09  
DAYS >= .01 9 10.8 -1.8 14  
DAYS >= .10 4 5.7 -1.7 6  
DAYS >= .50 2 2.1 -0.1 1  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.6 0.4 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.61 05/14 TO 05/15  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 2.5 1905  
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE 7/1 10.9 MM MM 24.1  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM  
24 HR TOTAL MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 222 220 2 161  
SINCE 7/1 6640 7126 -486 6133  
COOLING TOTAL 43 43 0 19  
SINCE 1/1 43 46 -3 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/080 DATE 05/19  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/250 DATE 05/15  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3  
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 1  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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