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CDUS43 KFSD 302229  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
529 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 79 3:59 PM 104 2012 81 -2 87  
MINIMUM 54 6:19 AM 37 1893 58 -4 56  
AVERAGE 67 69 -2 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.76 1962 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 3.24 -1.05 4.54  
SINCE JUN 1 14.56 10.72 3.84 7.24  
SINCE JAN 1 26.87 20.61 6.26 13.88  
 
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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 7 -2 0  
SINCE JUN 1 17 44 -27 4  
SINCE JUL 1 5 12 -7 3  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 5 -3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 209 223 -14 324  
SINCE JUN 1 639 695 -56 919  
SINCE JAN 1 669 746 -77 1057    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 97 1898  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 37 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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