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CDUS43 KFSD 210626  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
126 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 70 12:25 AM 99 1955 82 -12 83  
MINIMUM 59 9:33 PM 34 1950 61 -2 63  
AVERAGE 65 72 -7 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.41 1.51 2002 0.10 0.31 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 2.24 -1.08 3.74  
SINCE JUN 1 13.53 9.72 3.81 6.44  
SINCE JAN 1 25.84 19.61 6.23 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 0 7 -7 8  
MONTH TO DATE 117 163 -46 190  
SINCE JUN 1 547 635 -88 785  
SINCE JAN 1 577 686 -109 923    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 PM  
LOWEST 65 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 98 1947  
1959  
1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:20 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 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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