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CDUS43 KFSD 060656  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
156 AM CDT TUE OCT 06 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 4:26 PM 94 1963 67 11 75  
MINIMUM 42 2:41 AM 20 1952 43 -1 48  
AVERAGE 60 55 5 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.04 1911 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.51 -0.51 T  
SINCE SEP 1 5.79 3.24 2.55 0.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.90 23.95 -5.05 18.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1954 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1991  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 10 -5 3  
MONTH TO DATE 37 48 -11 3  
SINCE SEP 1 93 174 -81 57  
SINCE JUL 1 94 191 -97 79  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 41  
SINCE SEP 1 138 94 44 161  
SINCE JAN 1 1039 844 195 919    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 88 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1898  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:30 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:32 AM CDT SUNSET 6:57 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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