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CDUS43 KFSD 130642  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
142 AM CDT SUN OCT 13 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 13 2024.......SUNRISE 7:39 AM CDT SUNSET 6:46 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2024.......SUNRISE 7:41 AM CDT SUNSET 6:44 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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