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CDUS43 KFSD 020638  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
138 AM CDT WED OCT 02 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 67 2:30 PM 95 2023 69 -2 95  
MINIMUM 41 6:32 AM 23 1974 45 -4 73  
AVERAGE 54 57 -3 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.36 1930 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 2.83 -2.79 0.51  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 23.54 3.37 14.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1999 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  
YESTERDAY 11 9 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 9 2 0  
SINCE SEP 1 38 135 -97 22  
SINCE JUL 1 43 152 -109 25  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 19  
SINCE SEP 1 147 90 57 183  
SINCE JAN 1 823 840 -17 1251    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 93 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 21 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2024.......SUNRISE 7:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2024.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:03 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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