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CXUS53 KFSD 021954
CLMMHE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
154 PM CST MON FEB 02 2026
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 68 01/05/2012
LOW -38 01/19/1970
HIGHEST 58 01/04 MM MM 55 01/28
LOWEST -17 01/23 MM MM -14 01/14
01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 30.9 28.6 2.3 29.0
AVG. MINIMUM 8.8 9.3 -0.5 6.9
MEAN 19.9 19.0 0.9 18.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 17 17.1 -0.1 18
DAYS MIN <= 32 30 30.7 -0.7 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 9 8.1 0.9 9
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.57 1988
MINIMUM 0.00 1900
TOTALS 0.17 0.40 -0.23 0.08
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00 0.00
DAYS >= .01 5 4.3 0.7 4
DAYS >= .10 0 0.9 -0.9 0
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.07 01/20 TO 01/20
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 31.0 1910
TOTALS 2.0 MM MM 1.5
SINCE 7/1 17.2 MM MM 3.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 01/24 1 01/09
01/25 01/14
01/26 01/15
24 HR TOTAL 0.8 01/20 TO 01/20
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1393 1427 -34 1451
SINCE 7/1 3833 4249 -416 3862
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/330 DATE 01/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 66/330 DATE 01/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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