344  
CDUS43 KFSD 170645  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
145 AM CDT THU OCT 17 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 64 2:31 PM 89 1910 61 3 64  
MINIMUM 25 3:39 AM 19 1976 38 -13 36  
AVERAGE 45 50 -5 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1968 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.47 -1.47 2.21  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 4.20 -4.16 2.72  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 24.91 2.00 16.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1937 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 16 4 15  
MONTH TO DATE 160 194 -34 169  
SINCE SEP 1 187 320 -133 191  
SINCE JUL 1 192 337 -145 194  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 19 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 85 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 13 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 7:44 AM CDT SUNSET 6:39 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 7:45 AM CDT SUNSET 6:38 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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