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CDUS43 KFSD 172227  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
527 PM CDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 77 3:59 PM 101 1947 83 -6 83  
MINIMUM 58 6:22 AM 40 2012 61 -3 58  
AVERAGE 68 72 -4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1902 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
1975  
MONTH TO DATE 3.74 1.93 1.81 6.48  
SINCE JUN 1 6.44 9.41 -2.97 10.83  
SINCE JAN 1 13.08 19.30 -6.22 18.78  
 
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 10 0 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 0 10 0  
SINCE JUN 1 14 37 -23 19  
SINCE JUL 1 13 5 8 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 7 -7 6  
MONTH TO DATE 155 142 13 159  
SINCE JUN 1 750 614 136 792  
SINCE JAN 1 888 665 223 851    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
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 78 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 2002  
 
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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