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CDUS43 KFSD 200623  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
123 AM CDT TUE AUG 20 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 85 2:32 PM 98 1955 83 2 95  
MINIMUM 61 6:08 AM 39 2004 61 0 71  
AVERAGE 73 72 1 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1989 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 2.14 -1.39 3.74  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.62 3.50 6.44  
SINCE JAN 1 25.43 19.51 5.92 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 8 7 1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 117 156 -39 182  
SINCE JUN 1 547 628 -81 777  
SINCE JAN 1 577 679 -102 915    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 34 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2024........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:20 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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