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CDUS43 KFSD 052229  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
529 PM CDT THU OCT 05 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 67 12:48 PM 94 1963 67 0 75  
MINIMUM 54 7:04 AM 20 1952 43 11 52  
AVERAGE 61 55 6 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 4.04 1911 0.10 -0.10 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 0.51 0.22 0.08  
SINCE SEP 1 1.24 3.24 -2.00 2.02  
SINCE JAN 1 15.12 23.95 -8.83 21.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1954 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1991  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 10 -6 1  
MONTH TO DATE 7 48 -41 5  
SINCE SEP 1 29 174 -145 74  
SINCE JUL 1 32 191 -159 74  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 45 5 40 12  
SINCE SEP 1 209 94 115 138  
SINCE JAN 1 1277 844 433 1102    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 88 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1898  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2023.......SUNRISE 7:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:01 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2023.......SUNRISE 7:30 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 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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