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ABUS34 KFSD 010731
PNSFSD

MONTHLY CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR MITCHELL SD DECEMBER 2000
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
127 AM CST MON JAN 1 2001


...TEMPERATURE DATA...  

AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 17.8
AVERAGE MINIMUM:  0.7            ...PRECIPITATION DATA...

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  9.3            TOTAL FOR MONTH:  0.24
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -9.8      DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -0.36
                                 GREATEST IN 24 HRS:  0.07 ON 5
HIGHEST:  39 ON  7
LOWEST:  -16 ON  12 24           SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS, HAIL
                                 TOTAL FOR MONTH:  6.3 INCHES
MAX 32 OR BELOW:  26             GREATEST SNOWFALL IN 24 HRS: 3.0 ON 10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0             GREATEST SNOW DEPTH:   9 ON  30
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31
MIN 0  OR BELOW:  15
                                 ...WEATHER, DAYS WITH...

...HEATING DEGREE DAYS...        0.01 INCH OR MORE PRECIP:  6
                                 0.10 INCH OR MORE PRECIP:  0
TOTAL THIS MONTH:       1726     0.50 INCH OR MORE PRECIP:  0
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL:   303     1.00 INCH OR MORE PRECIP:  0
SEASONAL TOTAL:         3507
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL:   537

...COOLING DEGREE DAYS...

TOTAL THIS MONTH:          0     ...PRESSURE DATA...
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL:     0
SEASONAL TOTAL:          799     HIGHEST SEA-LEVEL 30.81 ON 24 
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL:   -33     LOWEST  SEA-LEVEL 29.62 ON 7 


...WIND DATA...

AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED:  11.9 MPH
FASTEST 2-MINUTE WIND SPEED:   44 MPH FROM 300 ON 16
PEAK WIND SPEED:               53 MPH FROM 300 ON 16


...REMARKS...

GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES.
...END...

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