086  
CDUS43 KFSD 122235  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
535 PM CDT SAT OCT 12 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 3:38 PM 87 1956 63 9 56  
MINIMUM 39 6:27 AM 15 1917 40 -1 47  
AVERAGE 56 52 4 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.19 2023 0.08 -0.08 1.19  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.12 -1.12 1.94  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 3.85 -3.81 2.45  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 24.56 2.35 16.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 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  
TODAY 9 14 -5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 78 134 -56 108  
SINCE SEP 1 105 260 -155 130  
SINCE JUL 1 110 277 -167 133  
 
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 NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1909  
 
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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