953  
CDUS43 KFSD 182224  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
524 PM CDT WED SEP 18 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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 85 3:49 PM 94 1947 75 10 87  
MINIMUM 69 6:32 AM 27 1902 51 18 59  
AVERAGE 77 63 14 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.07 1986 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.63 -1.60 0.22  
SINCE SEP 1 0.03 1.63 -1.60 0.22  
SINCE JAN 1 26.90 22.34 4.56 14.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1929 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 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 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 49 -38 18  
SINCE SEP 1 11 49 -38 18  
SINCE JUL 1 16 66 -50 21  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 3 9 8  
MONTH TO DATE 114 70 44 115  
SINCE SEP 1 114 70 44 115  
SINCE JAN 1 790 820 -30 1183    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 100 1895  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 27 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2024.....SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2024.....SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 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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