322  
CDUS43 KFSD 160621  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
121 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 83 3:09 PM 106 1937 83 0 69  
MINIMUM 53 4:42 AM 36 1895 62 -9 61  
AVERAGE 68 72 -4 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.23 1977 0.11 -0.11 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 3.74 1.70 2.04 6.48  
SINCE JUN 1 6.44 9.18 -2.74 10.83  
SINCE JAN 1 13.08 19.07 -5.99 18.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2019 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 3 8 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 142 127 15 150  
SINCE JUN 1 737 599 138 783  
SINCE JAN 1 875 650 225 842    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 48 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:29 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 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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