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CDUS43 KFSD 172239  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
539 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 68 12:30 AM 86 1946 59 9 62  
MINIMUM 35 6:35 AM 11 1907 36 -1 45  
AVERAGE 52 47 5 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.64 1896 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 0.99 -0.29 0.93  
SINCE MAR 1 1.28 1.92 -0.64 1.98  
SINCE JAN 1 1.46 2.69 -1.23 2.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1910 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 1.1  
SINCE MAR 1 6.5 4.5  
SINCE JUL 1 23.7 10.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 18 -5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 321 353 -32 323  
SINCE MAR 1 1069 1288 -219 1050  
SINCE JUL 1 5810 6713 -903 6236  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 25.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 90 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 17 1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:20 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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