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CDUS43 KFSD 132236  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
536 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 59 2:33 PM 88 1958 63 -4 50  
MINIMUM 44 7:12 AM 13 1909 39 5 47  
AVERAGE 52 51 1 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.06 1943 0.09 -0.09 0.27  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.21 -1.21 2.21  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 3.94 -3.90 2.72  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 24.65 2.26 16.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.4 1997 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 13 14 -1 16  
MONTH TO DATE 91 148 -57 124  
SINCE SEP 1 118 274 -156 146  
SINCE JUL 1 123 291 -168 149  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 88 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 19 1937  
 
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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