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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
529 PM CDT SUN OCT 06 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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 66 3:32 PM 88 2007 67 -1 56  
MINIMUM 48 6:46 AM 21 1898 43 5 39  
AVERAGE 57 55 2 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.15 2008 0.09 -0.09 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.60 -0.60 0.75  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 3.33 -3.29 1.26  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 24.04 2.87 15.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 11 -3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 39 59 -20 26  
SINCE SEP 1 66 185 -119 48  
SINCE JUL 1 71 202 -131 51  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 6 -2 45  
SINCE SEP 1 151 95 56 209  
SINCE JAN 1 827 845 -18 1277    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 17 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2024.......SUNRISE 7:31 AM CDT SUNSET 6:58 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 7 2024.......SUNRISE 7:32 AM CDT SUNSET 6:56 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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