570  
CDUS43 KFSD 162228  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
528 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 53 3:44 PM 93 1910 62 -9 77  
MINIMUM 41 8:21 AM 20 1976 38 3 56  
AVERAGE 47 50 -3 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.98 1928 0.06 -0.06 0.22  
MONTH TO DATE 0.28 1.15 -0.87 0.50  
SINCE SEP 1 7.66 3.49 4.17 1.29  
SINCE JAN 1 16.77 19.42 -2.65 17.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1937 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 18 15 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 119 192 -73 97  
SINCE SEP 1 163 315 -152 147  
SINCE JUL 1 166 330 -164 164  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 15 8 7 41  
SINCE SEP 1 153 98 55 149  
SINCE JAN 1 1135 879 256 987    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 89 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 17 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:48 AM CDT SUNSET 6:47 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:49 AM CDT SUNSET 6:45 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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