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CDUS43 KFSD 182239  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
539 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 61 3:06 AM 84 2003 60 1 44  
MINIMUM 51 7:14 AM 15 1972 37 14 17  
AVERAGE 56 49 7 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.15 1904 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.21 1.63 0.58 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 2.72 4.36 -1.64 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 16.60 25.07 -8.47 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1976 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2006  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 16 -7 34  
MONTH TO DATE 190 226 -36 242  
SINCE SEP 1 212 352 -140 311  
SINCE JUL 1 215 369 -154 311  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 9 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 7:45 AM CDT SUNSET 6:39 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 7:46 AM CDT SUNSET 6:37 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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