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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
433 PM CST FRI DEC 06 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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 44 3:08 PM 59 1939 35 9 56  
MINIMUM 14 7:33 AM -22 1972 16 -2 29  
AVERAGE 29 26 3 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.44 1951 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.18 -0.15 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.03 0.18 -0.15 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 29.58 27.20 2.38 16.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.5 1893 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 1.6 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.7 1.6 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 1.7 9.2 -7.5 0.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 36 39 -3 22  
MONTH TO DATE 263 230 33 194  
SINCE DEC 1 263 230 33 194  
SINCE JUL 1 1402 1766 -364 1415  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 61 1984  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -20 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 6 2024......SUNRISE 7:46 AM CST SUNSET 4:50 PM CST  
DECEMBER 7 2024......SUNRISE 7:47 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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