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CDUS43 KFSD 202221
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
520 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         66    125 PM 102    1934  72     -6       72
  MINIMUM         55    608 AM  30    1931  49      6       53
                                      1907
  AVERAGE         61                        61      0       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.91          1.26 1999   0.08   0.83     0.18
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      1.53   1.97     5.45
  SINCE MAR 1      6.96                      4.77   2.19    10.45
  SINCE JAN 1      8.53                      5.33   3.20    13.69

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     26.6                      MM     MM         T
  SINCE JUL 1     54.5                      MM     MM       21.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            4                         6     -2        2
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       163     26       81
  SINCE MAR 1   2088                      1641    447      918
  SINCE JUL 1   7553                      7163    390     5681

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        17     25       47
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        19     23       77
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        19     23       77
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     67           100 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        97      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        23      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 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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