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CDUS43 KFSD 032230  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
530 PM CDT TUE OCT 03 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 1:22 PM 89 1897 68 16 82  
MINIMUM 68 8:52 AM 25 1987 44 24 56  
AVERAGE 76 56 20 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.10 1903 0.10 -0.08 0.00  
2017  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.31 -0.29 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.53 3.04 -2.51 1.94  
SINCE JAN 1 14.41 23.75 -9.34 21.12  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1950 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 10 -10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 28 -28 0  
SINCE SEP 1 22 154 -132 69  
SINCE JUL 1 25 171 -146 69  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 1 10 4  
MONTH TO DATE 48 3 45 12  
SINCE SEP 1 212 92 120 138  
SINCE JAN 1 1280 842 438 1102    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 44 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1905  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 22 1952  
1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2023.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2023.......SUNRISE 7:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:03 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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