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CDUS43 KFSD 012222  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
522 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 68 3:23 PM 95 2023 69 -1 84  
MINIMUM 54 8:14 AM 23 1974 45 9 62  
AVERAGE 61 57 4 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1930 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 5.79 2.83 2.96 0.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.90 23.54 -4.64 18.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.7 1999 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 9 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 9 -5 0  
SINCE SEP 1 60 135 -75 54  
SINCE JUL 1 61 152 -91 76  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 8  
SINCE SEP 1 138 90 48 128  
SINCE JAN 1 1039 840 199 886    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 93 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 21 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:08 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 7:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:06 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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