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CDUS43 KFSD 072228
CLIMHE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
527 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013


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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         75    157 PM  96    1963  69      6       67
  MINIMUM         42    558 AM  23    1943  45     -3       45
  AVERAGE         59                        57      2       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.02 1978   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.60  -0.60     4.68
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      3.84  -0.38     9.68
  SINCE JAN 1      5.03                      4.40   0.63    12.92

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.1  1924  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            6                         9     -3        9
  MONTH TO DATE  133                        69     64       24
  SINCE MAR 1   2032                      1547    485      861
  SINCE JUL 1   7497                      7069    428     5624

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       11
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6       41
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6       41
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  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)   69       102      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1945


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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