416  
CDUS43 KFSD 122145  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
445 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 56 12:01 AM 87 1956 63 -7 59  
MINIMUM 47 6:40 AM 15 1917 40 7 42  
AVERAGE 52 52 0 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.82 1.06 1914 0.08 0.74 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 1.12 0.45 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 2.08 3.85 -1.77 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 15.96 24.56 -8.60 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 2009 0.0 0.0 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 14 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 108 134 -26 90  
SINCE SEP 1 130 260 -130 159  
SINCE JUL 1 133 277 -144 159  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 45 6 39 16  
SINCE SEP 1 209 95 114 142  
SINCE JAN 1 1277 845 432 1106    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2023.......SUNRISE 7:37 AM CDT SUNSET 6:49 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2023.......SUNRISE 7:38 AM CDT SUNSET 6:47 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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