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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
131 AM CDT SUN AUG 18 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 81 3:28 PM 101 1947 83 -2 77  
MINIMUM 61 5:48 AM 40 2012 61 0 58  
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1902 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
1975  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 1.93 -1.18 3.74  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.41 3.71 6.44  
SINCE JAN 1 25.43 19.30 6.13 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 6 7 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 103 142 -39 158  
SINCE JUN 1 533 614 -81 753  
SINCE JAN 1 563 665 -102 891    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 54 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:25 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2024........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 8:23 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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