201  
CDUS43 KFSD 162225  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
525 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 18 3:43 PM 84 2012 46 -28 54  
MINIMUM -4 5:37 AM -11 1900 24 -28 14  
1906  
AVERAGE 7 35 -28 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.80 1917 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.40 -0.18 0.41  
SINCE MAR 1 0.22 0.40 -0.18 0.41  
SINCE JAN 1 0.40 1.17 -0.77 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 11.0 1917 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.4 2.7  
SINCE MAR 1 1.4 2.7  
SINCE JUL 1 18.6 9.1  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 58 30 28 31  
MONTH TO DATE 468 533 -65 398  
SINCE MAR 1 468 533 -65 398  
SINCE JUL 1 5209 5958 -749 5584  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 80 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -6 1902  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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