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CDUS43 KFSD 162231
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
531 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 2025
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 81 3:59 PM 89 1910 61 20 64
MINIMUM 61 12:10 AM 19 1976 38 23 25
AVERAGE 71 50 21 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.80 1968 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 1.47 -0.90 0.00
SINCE SEP 1 0.79 4.20 -3.41 0.04
SINCE JAN 1 18.61 24.91 -6.30 26.91
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1937 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 16 -16 20
MONTH TO DATE 95 194 -99 160
SINCE SEP 1 149 320 -171 187
SINCE JUL 1 171 337 -166 192
COOLING
TODAY 6 0 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 49 6 43 4
SINCE SEP 1 169 95 74 151
SINCE JAN 1 927 845 82 827
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 85 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 13 1976
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 7:43 AM CDT SUNSET 6:41 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 7:44 AM CDT SUNSET 6:40 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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