742  
CDUS43 KFSD 182240  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
540 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 75 3:49 PM 84 2003 60 15 61  
MINIMUM 55 6:22 AM 15 1972 37 18 51  
AVERAGE 65 49 16 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.15 1904 0.08 -0.08 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.63 -1.63 2.22  
SINCE SEP 1 0.04 4.36 -4.32 2.73  
SINCE JAN 1 26.91 25.07 1.84 16.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1976 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2006  
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  
TODAY 0 16 -16 9  
MONTH TO DATE 164 226 -62 190  
SINCE SEP 1 191 352 -161 212  
SINCE JUL 1 196 369 -173 215  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 47 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 9 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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