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CDUS43 KFSD 182231  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
531 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 84 3:59 PM 101 1983 83 1 89  
MINIMUM 57 12:53 AM 44 2002 61 -4 66  
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1947 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.74 2.04 1.70 6.48  
SINCE JUN 1 6.44 9.52 -3.08 10.83  
SINCE JAN 1 13.08 19.41 -6.33 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 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 6 7 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 164 149 15 172  
SINCE JUN 1 759 621 138 805  
SINCE JAN 1 897 672 225 864    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 39 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:24 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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