985  
CDUS43 KFSD 162235  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
435 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 35 1:05 AM 50 1951 28 7 45  
MINIMUM 13 3:59 PM -21 1953 9 4 21  
AVERAGE 24 19 5 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.24 1985 0.01 MM 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.23 -0.21 0.07  
SINCE DEC 1 0.82 0.72 0.10 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 0.02 0.23 -0.21 0.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 4.0 1941 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 1.4  
SINCE DEC 1 8.5 2.4  
SINCE JUL 1 15.4 2.9  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 41 46 -5 32  
MONTH TO DATE 533 735 -202 785  
SINCE DEC 1 1761 2037 -276 1988  
SINCE JUL 1 2973 3559 -586 3196  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 48 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 66 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 26.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 59 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -28 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 8:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:22 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 8:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:23 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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