884  
CDUS43 KFSD 170636  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
136 AM CDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 82 2:00 PM 101 1988 83 -1 91  
MINIMUM 62 2:51 AM 48 1970 61 1 65  
AVERAGE 72 72 0 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.61 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 1.82 -1.07 3.74  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.30 3.82 6.44  
SINCE JAN 1 25.43 19.19 6.24 13.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 7 8 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 97 135 -38 155  
SINCE JUN 1 527 607 -80 750  
SINCE JAN 1 557 658 -101 888    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
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 90 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 2012  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:25 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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