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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
514 PM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   10/03/1997
                       10/03/1938
                       10/04/1922
 LOW              -8   10/29/1925
HIGHEST           93   10/01         MM      MM       87  10/23
LOWEST            16   10/31         MM      MM       12  10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.1               61.7    -0.6     67.2
AVG. MINIMUM    39.6               37.8     1.8     36.6
MEAN            50.4               49.7     0.7     51.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.2     1.8        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                0.3     0.7        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     7                8.6    -1.6       14
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.72   1998
 MINIMUM           T   1988
TOTALS          3.31               1.83    1.48     0.27
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.06    0.05     0.01
DAYS >= .01        7                6.7     0.3        4
DAYS >= .10        5                3.6     1.4        1
DAYS >= .50        3                1.0     2.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.76   10/12 TO 10/13

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           8.0   1929
TOTALS           0.2                 MM      MM      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.2                 MM      MM      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                 MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.2   10/28 TO 10/28

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    485                481       4      425
 SINCE 7/1       526                619     -93       MM
COOLING TOTAL     37                  8      29       27
 SINCE 1/1      1113                879     234       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/070    DATE  10/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/070    DATE  10/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.36
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

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