CXUS53 KFSD 011844 CLMMHE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1244 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 96 10/03/1997 10/03/1938 10/04/1922 LOW -8 10/29/1925 HIGHEST 89 10/06 MM MM 92 10/04 LOWEST 31 10/29 MM MM 27 10/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 68.0 61.7 6.3 66.3 AVG. MINIMUM 43.9 37.8 6.1 43.5 MEAN 55.9 49.7 6.2 54.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 1 8.6 -7.6 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.72 1998 MINIMUM T 1988 TOTALS 2.25 1.83 0.42 0.64 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.02 DAYS >= .01 8 6.7 1.3 8 DAYS >= .10 5 3.6 1.4 4 DAYS >= .50 2 1.0 1.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.93 10/30 TO 10/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 8.0 1929 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 296 481 -185 346 SINCE 7/1 343 619 -276 413 COOLING TOTAL 22 8 14 41 SINCE 1/1 1142 879 263 987 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/320 DATE 10/15 33/340 10/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/350 DATE 10/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$