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CDUS43 KFSD 082238  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
538 PM CDT TUE OCT 08 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 3:28 PM 85 1910 66 15 71  
MINIMUM 43 3:29 AM 15 2000 42 1 39  
AVERAGE 62 54 8 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.48 1982 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.78 -0.78 0.75  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 3.51 -3.47 1.26  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 24.22 2.69 15.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.6 1959 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1970  
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 3 12 -9 10  
MONTH TO DATE 59 82 -23 54  
SINCE SEP 1 86 208 -122 76  
SINCE JUL 1 91 225 -134 79  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
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 76 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 18 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2024.......SUNRISE 7:33 AM CDT SUNSET 6:54 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2024.......SUNRISE 7:35 AM CDT SUNSET 6:53 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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