915  
CDUS43 KFSD 152249  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
549 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 85 3:59 PM 100 1931 71 14 64  
MINIMUM 43 4:57 AM 25 1959 48 -5 56  
AVERAGE 64 59 5 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.37 2025 0.10 -0.10 1.35  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.43 -1.43 1.64  
SINCE MAR 1 3.19 4.43 -1.24 5.22  
SINCE JAN 1 3.37 5.20 -1.83 5.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1916 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 1 7 -6 5  
MONTH TO DATE 153 144 9 42  
SINCE MAR 1 1445 1625 -180 1274  
SINCE JUL 1 6186 7050 -864 6460  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 10 -9 42  
SINCE MAR 1 16 13 3 42  
SINCE JAN 1 16 13 3 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 16 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 99 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 25 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 8:52 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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