Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
320 CXUS53 KFSD 011819 RRA CLMMHE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1219 PM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 70 12/01/1998 LOW -34 12/29/1917 HIGHEST 65 12/06 MM MM 49 12/04 12/07 LOWEST 13 12/01 MM MM -19 12/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 42.5 31.9 10.6 25.2 AVG. MINIMUM 23.3 14.1 9.2 8.2 MEAN 32.9 23.0 9.9 16.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 15.0 -12.0 15 DAYS MIN <= 32 29 30.4 -1.4 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 4.8 -4.8 10 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.13 1902 MINIMUM 0.00 1896 TOTALS 1.46 0.49 0.97 1.35 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.04 DAYS >= .01 4 4.5 -0.5 8 DAYS >= .10 3 1.5 1.5 4 DAYS >= .50 1 0.2 0.8 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.83 12/23 TO 12/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 28.5 1968 TOTALS 5.2 MM MM 11.8 SINCE 7/1 6.5 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 4 DAYS >= 1.0 1 MM MM 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 12/27 6 12/26 12/30 12/26 12/27 12/28 24 HR TOTAL 4.3 12/25 TO 12/25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 985 1302 -317 1490 SINCE 7/1 2293 2823 -530 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 1113 879 234 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/320 DATE 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/330 DATE 12/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$