522  
CDUS43 KFSD 122226  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
526 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 77 3:59 PM 91 2022 69 8 89  
MINIMUM 60 5:53 AM 20 1946 46 14 57  
AVERAGE 69 58 11 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.05 1920 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
1985  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.14 -1.14 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 3.19 4.14 -0.95 3.61  
SINCE JAN 1 3.37 4.91 -1.54 3.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.5 1943 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 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 144 121 23 37  
SINCE MAR 1 1436 1602 -166 1269  
SINCE JUL 1 6177 7027 -850 6455  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 1 3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 4 7 -3 27  
SINCE MAR 1 19 10 9 27  
SINCE JAN 1 19 10 9 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 49 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 18 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 34  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1894  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 26 1899  
1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:49 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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