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CDUS43 KFSD 280724  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
224 AM CDT WED AUG 28 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 77 5:45 PM 101 1973 81 -4 81  
MINIMUM 62 11:59 PM 35 1896 59 3 57  
AVERAGE 70 70 0 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.78 2.60 2015 0.10 0.68 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 2.93 -0.99 4.54  
SINCE JUN 1 14.31 10.41 3.90 7.24  
SINCE JAN 1 26.62 20.30 6.32 13.88  
 
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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 4 1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 17 41 -24 4  
SINCE JUL 1 5 9 -4 3  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 6 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 193 206 -13 296  
SINCE JUN 1 623 678 -55 891  
SINCE JAN 1 653 729 -76 1029    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 100 1973  
1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1893  
1911  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2024........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE 6:48 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 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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