Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 031329
CLMMHE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
641 AM CST TUE NOV 3 2009
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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009
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 10/02/1997
10/03/1938
10/04/1922
LOW -8 10/29/1925
HIGHEST 69 10/18 MM MM 76 10/03
LOWEST 22 10/11 MM MM 21 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 49.9 62.0 -12.1 61.1
AVG. MINIMUM 35.4 35.5 -0.1 38.5
MEAN 42.7 48.8 -6.1 49.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 8 5
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.72 1998
MINIMUM T 1988
1964
1952
TOTALS 2.30 1.54 0.76 4.08
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.05 0.02 0.13
DAYS >= .01 11 11
DAYS >= .10 7 9
DAYS >= .50 1 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.80 10/05 TO 10/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 8.0 1929
TOTALS 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH T 10/12 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.5 10/12 TO 10/12
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 685 503 182 462
SINCE 7/1 781 680 101 575
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 1
SINCE 1/1 576 791 -215 757
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/170 DATE 10/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/170 DATE 10/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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