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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
423 PM CST THU DEC 05 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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 19 3:06 PM 59 1963 36 -17 45  
MINIMUM 3 7:54 AM -11 1950 17 -14 22  
AVERAGE 11 26 -15 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.49 1953 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.15 -0.12 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.03 0.15 -0.12 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 29.58 27.17 2.41 16.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.3 1953 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 1.3 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.7 1.3 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 1.7 8.9 -7.2 0.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 54 39 15 31  
MONTH TO DATE 229 191 38 172  
SINCE DEC 1 229 191 38 172  
SINCE JUL 1 1368 1727 -359 1393  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 835 847 -12 1277    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 59 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -22 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 5 2024......SUNRISE 7:45 AM CST SUNSET 4:50 PM CST  
DECEMBER 6 2024......SUNRISE 7:46 AM CST SUNSET 4:50 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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