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CDUS43 KFSD 032241  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
441 PM CST WED JAN 03 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 30 9:57 AM 47 1962 27 3 27  
MINIMUM 20 3:38 AM -27 1919 9 11 21  
AVERAGE 25 18 7 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.78 1949 0.02 -0.02 0.64  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.06 -0.06 1.17  
SINCE DEC 1 1.85 0.89 0.96 3.76  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.06 -0.06 1.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 7.5 2023 0.3 -0.3 7.5  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 13.0  
SINCE DEC 1 1.3 9.5 -8.2 32.4  
SINCE JUL 1 2.0 17.1 -15.1 34.9  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 40 47 -7 41  
MONTH TO DATE 113 140 -27 117  
SINCE DEC 1 1068 1457 -389 1594  
SINCE JUL 1 2289 2993 -704 3004  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 54 1916  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -26 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2024.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:03 PM CST  
JANUARY 4 2024.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:04 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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