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CDUS43 KFSD 072240  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
540 PM CDT MON OCT 07 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 72 3:56 PM 88 1980 66 6 63  
MINIMUM 33 6:49 AM 17 1974 42 -9 31  
AVERAGE 53 54 -1 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.50 2007 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.69 -0.69 0.75  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 3.42 -3.38 1.26  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 24.13 2.78 15.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1970 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 12 11 1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 56 70 -14 44  
SINCE SEP 1 83 196 -113 66  
SINCE JUL 1 88 213 -125 69  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 85 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 15 2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 7 2024.......SUNRISE 7:32 AM CDT SUNSET 6:56 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2024.......SUNRISE 7:33 AM CDT SUNSET 6:54 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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