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CDUS43 KFSD 090042
CLIMHE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
742 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2013...
VALID AS OF 0700 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         67    554 PM 102    1934  69     -2       60
  MINIMUM         52    431 AM  25    1945  45      7       46
  AVERAGE         60                        57      3       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.18          1.19 2003   0.06   1.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.66   0.52     4.68
  SINCE MAR 1      4.64                      3.90   0.74     9.68
  SINCE JAN 1      6.21                      4.46   1.75    12.92

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            5                         9     -4       12
  MONTH TO DATE  138                        78     60       36
  SINCE MAR 1   2037                      1556    481      873
  SINCE JUL 1   7502                      7078    424     5636

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       11
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         7     -7       41
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         7     -7       41
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    MM
 LOWEST     MM
 AVERAGE    MM

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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      1928
                                             1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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