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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
431 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 37 3:56 PM 59 2020 29 8 51  
MINIMUM 25 5:52 AM -26 1983 12 13 27  
1989  
AVERAGE 31 20 11 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.81 1968 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.60 -0.38 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 0.22 0.60 -0.38 0.04  
SINCE JAN 1 29.77 27.62 2.15 16.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 12.0 1968 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.3 6.2 -2.9 T  
SINCE DEC 1 3.3 6.2 -2.9 T  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 13.8 -9.5 0.7  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 34 44 -10 26  
MONTH TO DATE 912 907 5 674  
SINCE DEC 1 912 907 5 674  
SINCE JUL 1 2051 2443 -392 1895  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 64 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 57 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -28 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE 7:58 AM CST SUNSET 4:54 PM CST  
DECEMBER 23 2024......SUNRISE 7:58 AM CST SUNSET 4:55 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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