749  
CDUS43 KFSD 212227  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
527 PM CDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 76 3:59 PM 98 1947 82 -6 96  
1959  
1968  
MINIMUM 62 2:13 AM 40 2004 60 2 68  
AVERAGE 69 71 -2 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.28 2002 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 2.34 -1.18 3.74  
SINCE JUN 1 13.53 9.82 3.71 6.44  
SINCE JAN 1 25.84 19.71 6.13 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 4 7 -3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 121 170 -49 207  
SINCE JUN 1 551 642 -91 802  
SINCE JAN 1 581 693 -112 940    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 103 1971  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1904  
 
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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