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CDUS43 KFSD 040640  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1240 AM CST THU JAN 04 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 54 1916  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -26 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2024.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:04 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 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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