685  
CDUS43 KFSD 150640  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1240 AM CST FRI DEC 15 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 53 2:37 PM 57 1998 32 21 36  
MINIMUM 28 7:22 AM -28 1901 14 14 19  
AVERAGE 41 23 18 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.52 1922 0.03 -0.03 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.40 -0.40 1.80  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.40 -0.40 1.80  
SINCE JAN 1 16.94 27.42 -10.48 24.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.2 1996 0.3 -0.3 1.5  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.9 -3.9 9.1  
SINCE DEC 1 T 3.9 -3.9 9.1  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 11.5 -10.8 11.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 42 -18 37  
MONTH TO DATE 435 558 -123 563  
SINCE DEC 1 435 558 -123 563  
SINCE JUL 1 1656 2094 -438 1973  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 55 1908  
1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -24 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 15 2023......SUNRISE 7:53 AM CST SUNSET 4:51 PM CST  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 7:54 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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