693  
CDUS43 KFSD 120648  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
148 AM CDT SAT OCT 12 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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 72 1:47 PM 90 1910 64 8 72  
2015  
MINIMUM 46 11:53 PM 20 1987 40 6 41  
AVERAGE 59 52 7 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.25 1947 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.04 -1.04 0.75  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 3.77 -3.73 1.26  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 24.48 2.43 15.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.1 2009 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 13 -7 8  
MONTH TO DATE 69 120 -51 95  
SINCE SEP 1 96 246 -150 117  
SINCE JUL 1 101 263 -162 120  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 15 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2024.......SUNRISE 7:38 AM CDT SUNSET 6:48 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2024.......SUNRISE 7:39 AM CDT SUNSET 6:46 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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