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CDUS43 KFSD 082221  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
521 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 79 3:11 PM 102 1934 68 11 81  
MINIMUM 42 5:30 AM 25 1945 45 -3 46  
AVERAGE 61 56 5 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.19 2003 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.75 -0.75 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 3.19 3.75 -0.56 3.61  
SINCE JAN 1 3.37 4.52 -1.15 3.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 6.5 4.5  
SINCE JUL 1 23.7 10.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 10 -6 1  
MONTH TO DATE 119 87 32 37  
SINCE MAR 1 1411 1568 -157 1269  
SINCE JUL 1 6152 6993 -841 6455  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 6 9 0  
SINCE JAN 1 15 6 9 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 17 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 97 1911  
1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:43 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 8:44 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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