Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1000 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              68   01/05/2012
 LOW              -38   01/19/1970
HIGHEST            45   01/18        MM      MM       68  01/05
LOWEST             -8   01/31        MM      MM       -8  01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     27.7              28.1    -0.4     37.2
AVG. MINIMUM      9.5               9.5     0.0     14.7
MEAN             18.6              18.8    -0.2     25.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     18              17.8     0.2       11
DAYS MIN <= 32     31              30.5     0.5       31
DAYS MIN <= 0       6               7.4    -1.4        6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           0.22              0.22    0.00     0.68
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.01    0.00     0.02
DAYS >= .01         4                MM      MM        9
DAYS >= .10         0                MM      MM        2
DAYS >= .50         0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.09   01/20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS            2.8                MM      MM      8.7
SINCE 7/1        13.2                MM      MM      8.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.0         1                MM      MM        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         6   01/01                          5  01/25
                                                          01/21
 24 HR TOTAL      1.5   01/20

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1431              1432      -1     1204
 SINCE 7/1       4281              4367     -86     3691
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/190    DATE  01/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/340    DATE  01/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               11     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      8

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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