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CDUS43 KFSD 040638  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
138 AM CDT FRI OCT 04 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 70 11:13 AM 89 1897 68 2 84  
MINIMUM 42 11:51 PM 25 1987 44 -2 61  
AVERAGE 56 56 0 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.10 1903 0.10 -0.10 0.73  
2017  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.31 -0.31 0.73  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 3.04 -3.00 1.24  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 23.75 3.16 15.12  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1950 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 9 10 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 28 -8 0  
SINCE SEP 1 47 154 -107 22  
SINCE JUL 1 52 171 -119 25  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 1 3 -2 45  
SINCE SEP 1 148 92 56 209  
SINCE JAN 1 824 842 -18 1277    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1905  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 22 1952  
1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2024.......SUNRISE 7:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:02 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2024.......SUNRISE 7:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:00 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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