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CDUS43 KFSD 182233  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
533 PM CDT SUN AUG 18 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 83 3:39 PM 101 1983 83 0 84  
MINIMUM 58 4:49 AM 44 2002 61 -3 57  
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1947 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 2.04 -1.29 3.74  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.52 3.60 6.44  
SINCE JAN 1 25.43 19.41 6.02 13.08  
 
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 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  
TODAY 6 7 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 109 149 -40 164  
SINCE JUN 1 539 621 -82 759  
SINCE JAN 1 569 672 -103 897    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 39 2004  
 
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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