780  
CDUS43 KFSD 180646  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
146 AM CDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 74 4:04 PM 85 1910 61 13 73  
MINIMUM 48 7:22 AM 13 1976 38 10 33  
AVERAGE 61 49 12 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 1994 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.55 -1.55 2.21  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 4.28 -4.24 2.72  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 24.99 1.92 16.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.1 1898 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 4 16 -12 12  
MONTH TO DATE 164 210 -46 181  
SINCE SEP 1 191 336 -145 203  
SINCE JUL 1 196 353 -157 206  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 37 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 23 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 30  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 84 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 15 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 7:45 AM CDT SUNSET 6:38 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 7:47 AM CDT SUNSET 6:36 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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