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CDUS43 KFSD 160644  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
144 AM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 84 5:31 PM 106 1937 83 1 83  
MINIMUM 62 6:03 AM 36 1895 62 0 53  
AVERAGE 73 72 1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 3.23 1977 0.11 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 1.70 -0.95 3.74  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.18 3.94 6.44  
SINCE JAN 1 25.43 19.07 6.36 13.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2019 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  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JUN 1 17 37 -20 4  
SINCE JUL 1 5 5 0 3  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 8 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 90 127 -37 142  
SINCE JUN 1 520 599 -79 737  
SINCE JAN 1 550 650 -100 875    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 48 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:28 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 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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