095  
CDUS43 KFSD 162228  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
528 PM CDT MON OCT 16 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 64 3:54 PM 89 1910 61 3 50  
MINIMUM 36 7:08 AM 19 1976 38 -2 33  
AVERAGE 50 50 0 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.80 1968 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.21 1.47 0.74 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 2.72 4.20 -1.48 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 16.60 24.91 -8.31 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1937 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 16 -1 23  
MONTH TO DATE 169 194 -25 177  
SINCE SEP 1 191 320 -129 246  
SINCE JUL 1 194 337 -143 246  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
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 85 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 85 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 13 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2023.......SUNRISE 7:42 AM CDT SUNSET 6:42 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 7:43 AM CDT SUNSET 6:41 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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