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CDUS43 KFSD 132223  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
523 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 73 3:59 PM 101 1965 83 -10 73  
MINIMUM 54 3:51 AM 37 1964 62 -8 61  
AVERAGE 64 73 -9 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.40 1909 0.11 -0.11 0.40  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.47 -1.45 3.59  
SINCE JUN 1 12.39 8.95 3.44 6.29  
SINCE JAN 1 24.70 18.84 5.86 12.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JUN 1 17 37 -20 4  
SINCE JUL 1 5 5 0 3  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 2  
MONTH TO DATE 75 111 -36 137  
SINCE JUN 1 505 583 -78 732  
SINCE JAN 1 535 634 -99 870    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 71 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 99 1970  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2024........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2024........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 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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