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CDUS43 KFSD 122237  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
537 PM CDT SAT AUG 12 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 87 3:59 PM 97 1971 84 3 94  
1995  
MINIMUM 58 5:09 AM 44 1964 62 -4 71  
AVERAGE 73 73 0 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.08 1905 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.18 1.36 1.82 6.35  
SINCE JUN 1 5.88 8.84 -2.96 10.70  
SINCE JAN 1 12.52 18.73 -6.21 18.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 4 37 -33 19  
SINCE JUL 1 3 5 -2 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 8 0 18  
MONTH TO DATE 135 103 32 141  
SINCE JUN 1 730 575 155 774  
SINCE JAN 1 868 626 242 833    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 37 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2023........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:35 PM CDT  
AUGUST 13 2023........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:34 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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