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CDUS43 KFSD 122223  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
523 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 55 2:55 PM 87 1956 64 -9 81  
MINIMUM 51 10:56 AM 14 1917 40 11 44  
AVERAGE 53 52 1 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.41 2023 0.07 -0.07 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.89 -0.86 0.14  
SINCE SEP 1 7.41 3.23 4.18 0.93  
SINCE JAN 1 16.52 19.16 -2.64 17.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.5 2009 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 14 -2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 51 134 -83 54  
SINCE SEP 1 95 257 -162 104  
SINCE JUL 1 98 272 -174 121  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 8 7 39  
SINCE SEP 1 153 98 55 147  
SINCE JAN 1 1135 879 256 985    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 93 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 14 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:43 AM CDT SUNSET 6:53 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:44 AM CDT SUNSET 6:52 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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