600  
CDUS43 KFSD 182236  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
436 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 43 1:30 AM 65 1923 31 12 29  
MINIMUM 13 10:36 AM -28 2016 13 0 14  
AVERAGE 28 22 6 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.16 2012 0.02 MM T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 0.28 0.46 0.05  
SINCE DEC 1 0.74 0.28 0.46 0.05  
SINCE JAN 1 19.63 20.93 -1.30 23.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 2.0 1936 T  
MONTH TO DATE 7.7 1.0  
SINCE DEC 1 7.7 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 14.6 1.5  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 37 43 -6 43  
MONTH TO DATE 774 726 48 741  
SINCE DEC 1 774 726 48 741  
SINCE JUL 1 1986 2248 -262 1949  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 987 879 108 878    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 48 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 64 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 28.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 5:00 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1979  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -24 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 8:01 AM CST SUNSET 4:57 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 8:02 AM CST SUNSET 4:57 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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