905  
CDUS43 KFSD 312229  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
529 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 87 2:56 PM 97 1898 80 7 86  
MINIMUM 56 1:06 AM 37 1895 58 -2 66  
AVERAGE 72 69 3 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.99 1982 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 3.34 -1.15 4.54  
SINCE JUN 1 14.56 10.82 3.74 7.24  
SINCE JAN 1 26.87 20.71 6.16 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 8 -3 0  
SINCE JUN 1 17 45 -28 4  
SINCE JUL 1 5 13 -8 3  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 5 2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 216 227 -11 335  
SINCE JUN 1 646 699 -53 930  
SINCE JAN 1 676 750 -74 1068    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 97 1898  
1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 36 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2024.....SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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