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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1252 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016


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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         16   1030 AM  65    1939  29    -13       31       
  MINIMUM          4   1159 PM -24    1901  12     -8       21       
  AVERAGE         10                        20    -10       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          0.53 1915   0.01   0.36     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.28   0.24     0.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.52                      0.28   0.24     0.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.73                     21.35   4.38    22.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.9           6.0  1915  MM     MM        1.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.5                      MM     MM        4.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.5                      MM     MM        4.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.0                      MM     MM       17.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        45     10       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  762                       680     82      511       
  SINCE DEC 1    762                       680     82      511       
  SINCE JUL 1   1856                      2248   -392     1694       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1036                       824    212      894       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        58      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -24      1922                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2016......SUNRISE   801 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2016......SUNRISE   801 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   

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




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