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CDUS43 KFSD 140644  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1244 AM CST THU DEC 14 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 46 2:45 PM 60 1921 32 14 77  
MINIMUM 20 6:32 AM -28 1903 14 6 32  
1917  
AVERAGE 33 23 10 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.80 2022 0.02 -0.02 0.80  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.37 -0.37 1.72  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.37 -0.37 1.72  
SINCE JAN 1 16.94 27.39 -10.45 23.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1937 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.6 -3.6 7.6  
SINCE DEC 1 T 3.6 -3.6 7.6  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 11.2 -10.5 10.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 32 42 -10 30  
MONTH TO DATE 411 516 -105 526  
SINCE DEC 1 411 516 -105 526  
SINCE JUL 1 1632 2052 -420 1936  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1277 847 430 1113    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 57 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -28 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 14 2023......SUNRISE 7:52 AM CST SUNSET 4:51 PM CST  
DECEMBER 15 2023......SUNRISE 7:53 AM CST SUNSET 4:51 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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