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CDUS43 KFSD 022232  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
532 PM CDT WED OCT 02 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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 81 3:47 PM 93 2023 69 12 93  
MINIMUM 55 7:00 AM 21 1974 45 10 72  
AVERAGE 68 57 11 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.91 2017 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.21 -0.21 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 2.94 -2.90 0.51  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 23.65 3.26 14.39  
 
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 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 9 -9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 18 -7 0  
SINCE SEP 1 38 144 -106 22  
SINCE JUL 1 43 161 -118 25  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 1 2 18  
MONTH TO DATE 3 2 1 37  
SINCE SEP 1 150 91 59 201  
SINCE JAN 1 826 841 -15 1269    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 42 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 33  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1987  
 
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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