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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
130 AM CST WED DEC 06 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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 45 2:03 PM 59 1963 36 9 35  
MINIMUM 22 11:12 PM -11 1950 17 5 18  
AVERAGE 34 26 8 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.49 1953 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.15 -0.15 T  
SINCE JAN 1 16.94 27.17 -10.23 22.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.3 1953 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0.2  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 8.9 -8.2 2.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 31 39 -8 38  
MONTH TO DATE 172 191 -19 207  
SINCE DEC 1 172 191 -19 207  
SINCE JUL 1 1393 1727 -334 1617  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 59 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -22 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 6 2023......SUNRISE 7:45 AM CST SUNSET 4:50 PM CST  
DECEMBER 7 2023......SUNRISE 7:46 AM CST SUNSET 4:50 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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