Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 012031
CLMMHE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
231 PM CST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 70 12/01/1998
LOW -34 12/29/1917
HIGHEST 58 12/07 MM MM 65 12/06
12/07
LOWEST 1 12/11 MM MM 13 12/01
12/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 34.8 31.9 2.9 42.5
AVG. MINIMUM 17.1 14.1 3.0 23.3
MEAN 26.0 23.0 3.0 32.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 12 15.0 -3.0 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.4 0.6 29
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 4.8 -4.8 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.13 1902
MINIMUM 0.00 1896
TOTALS 0.63 0.49 0.14 1.46
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.05
DAYS >= .01 5 4.5 0.5 4
DAYS >= .10 1 1.5 -0.5 3
DAYS >= .50 1 0.2 0.8 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.53 12/30 TO 12/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 28.5 1968
TOTALS 1.0 MM MM 5.2
SINCE 7/1 1.5 MM MM 6.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 12/02 3 12/26
12/03 12/27
12/28
12/29
24 HR TOTAL 0.4 12/10 TO 12/10 12/30
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1203 1302 -99 985
SINCE 7/1 2411 2823 -412 2293
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 878 879 -1 1113
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/320 DATE 12/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/310 DATE 12/19
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
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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