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CDUS43 KFSD 202237  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
537 PM CDT FRI OCT 20 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 79 3:59 PM 85 1947 59 20 71  
MINIMUM 42 3:18 AM 13 1917 36 6 34  
AVERAGE 61 48 13 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.05 1905 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.77 0.45 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 2.73 4.50 -1.77 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 16.61 25.21 -8.60 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.0 1905 0.0 0.0 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 18 -14 12  
MONTH TO DATE 200 261 -61 280  
SINCE SEP 1 222 387 -165 349  
SINCE JUL 1 225 404 -179 349  
 
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 S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 85 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 11 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 7:47 AM CDT SUNSET 6:36 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 7:48 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 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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