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CLIMHE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
525 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016


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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2016...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         43   1214 AM  88    1910  48     -5       50       
  MINIMUM         31   1223 PM -16    1899  26      5       20       
  AVERAGE         37                        37      0       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.30          1.85 1987   0.03   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.68  -0.31     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.37                      0.68  -0.31     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.60                      1.24   0.36     0.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             3.7  1906  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                      MM     MM        0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                      MM     MM        0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.2                      MM     MM       22.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           28                        28      0       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  518                       747   -229      588       
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       747   -229      588       
  SINCE JUL 1   5307                      6269   -962     6078       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        82      1939                    
                                             1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -2      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2016.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2016.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   

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




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