226  
CDUS43 KFSD 212223  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
523 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 73 3:51 PM 85 1947 58 15 51  
MINIMUM 44 7:22 AM 11 1913 36 8 30  
AVERAGE 59 47 12 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.69 1900 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.83 -1.23 0.62  
SINCE SEP 1 6.39 4.56 1.83 0.84  
SINCE JAN 1 19.50 25.27 -5.77 18.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.1 1951 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 18 -12 24  
MONTH TO DATE 176 279 -103 164  
SINCE SEP 1 232 405 -173 218  
SINCE JUL 1 233 422 -189 240  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 6 17 49  
SINCE SEP 1 161 95 66 169  
SINCE JAN 1 1062 845 217 927    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 84 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 17 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:49 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:50 AM CDT SUNSET 6:32 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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