520  
CDUS43 KFSD 170620  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
120 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 91 5:44 PM 101 1988 83 8 80  
MINIMUM 65 6:10 AM 48 1970 61 4 56  
AVERAGE 78 72 6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.61 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.74 1.82 1.92 6.48  
SINCE JUN 1 6.44 9.30 -2.86 10.83  
SINCE JAN 1 13.08 19.19 -6.11 18.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 13 8 5 3  
MONTH TO DATE 155 135 20 153  
SINCE JUN 1 750 607 143 786  
SINCE JAN 1 888 658 230 845    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
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 81 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 2012  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 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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