609  
CDUS43 KFSD 192226  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
526 PM CDT THU OCT 19 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 71 3:07 PM 85 2003 59 12 58  
MINIMUM 50 7:53 AM 9 1972 37 13 19  
AVERAGE 61 48 13 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.54 1982 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.70 0.52 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 2.73 4.43 -1.70 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 16.61 25.14 -8.53 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.3 1982 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 17 -13 26  
MONTH TO DATE 194 243 -49 268  
SINCE SEP 1 216 369 -153 337  
SINCE JUL 1 219 386 -167 337  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 13 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 7:46 AM CDT SUNSET 6:37 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 7:47 AM CDT SUNSET 6:36 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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