954  
CDUS43 KFSD 202128  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
427 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009  
 
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 2009
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 56 259 PM 85 1947 59 -3 60  
MINIMUM 45 412 AM 13 1917 33 12 36  
AVERAGE 51 46 5 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.05 1905 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 1.29 1.88 3.19  
SINCE SEP 1 4.38 3.87 0.51 4.97  
SINCE JAN 1 18.51 22.17 -3.66 21.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.0 1905 T 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 T 3.5 T  
SINCE SEP 1 3.5 T 3.5 T  
SINCE JUL 1 3.5 T 3.5 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 18 -4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 450 281 169 230  
SINCE SEP 1 539 457 82 352  
SINCE JUL 1 585 487 98 355  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE SEP 1 50 68 -18 67  
SINCE JAN 1 481 747 -266 709    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 11 1913  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2009.......SUNRISE 748 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2009.......SUNRISE 749 AM CDT SUNSET 634 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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