258  
CDUS43 KFSD 212233  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
533 PM CDT MON OCT 21 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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 83 2:32 PM 85 1947 58 25 68  
MINIMUM 61 6:55 AM 11 1913 36 25 40  
AVERAGE 72 47 25 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.69 1900 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 1.83 -1.82 2.22  
SINCE SEP 1 0.05 4.56 -4.51 2.73  
SINCE JAN 1 26.92 25.27 1.65 16.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.1 1951 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 18 -18 11  
MONTH TO DATE 172 279 -107 211  
SINCE SEP 1 199 405 -206 233  
SINCE JUL 1 204 422 -218 236  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 0 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 6 6 45  
SINCE SEP 1 159 95 64 209  
SINCE JAN 1 835 845 -10 1277    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
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 51 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 84 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 17 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2024.......SUNRISE 7:49 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2024.......SUNRISE 7:50 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 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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