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CXUS53 KFSD 011645
CLMFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1144 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2025
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 10/01/2023
LOW -5 10/29/1925
HIGHEST 91 10/03 MM MM 85 10/10
10/04
LOWEST 26 10/23 MM MM 25 10/16
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.8 61.1 5.7 69.9
AVG. MINIMUM 43.8 38.1 5.7 41.6
MEAN 55.3 49.6 5.7 55.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.1 1.9 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 10.0 -3.0 5
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.89 1911
MINIMUM T 1952
TOTALS 0.76 2.36 -1.60 0.53
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.08 -0.06 0.02
DAYS >= .01 9 7.9 1.1 2
DAYS >= .10 3 4.3 -1.3 1
DAYS >= .50 0 1.4 -1.4 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.39 10/14 TO 10/14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.0 1991
TOTALS 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T 1.4 -1.4 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 343 485 -142 292
SINCE 7/1 419 628 -209 MM
COOLING TOTAL 49 8 41 12
SINCE 1/1 927 847 80 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/180 DATE 10/04
35/310 10/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/310 DATE 10/20
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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