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CDUS43 KFSD 082220  
CLIMHE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
520 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2026  
   
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 77 3:18 PM 89 1980 66 11 73  
MINIMUM 44 6:37 AM 17 2000 42 2 39  
AVERAGE 61 54 7 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.03 1959 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.62 -0.59 T  
SINCE SEP 1 7.41 2.96 4.45 0.79  
SINCE JAN 1 16.52 18.89 -2.37 16.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1970 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 4 12 -8 9  
MONTH TO DATE 35 82 -47 41  
SINCE SEP 1 79 205 -126 91  
SINCE JUL 1 82 220 -138 108  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 8 -4 38  
SINCE SEP 1 142 98 44 146  
SINCE JAN 1 1124 879 245 984    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 19 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:00 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:39 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 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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