Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 012214
CLMMHE
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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