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CDUS43 KFSD 030630  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
130 AM CDT THU OCT 03 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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 81 3:47 PM 93 2023 69 12 93  
MINIMUM 51 9:47 PM 21 1974 45 6 72  
AVERAGE 66 57 9 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 18  
MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 37  
SINCE SEP 1 148 91 57 201  
SINCE JAN 1 824 841 -17 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 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 24 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2024.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:03 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2024.......SUNRISE 7:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:02 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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