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CDUS43 KFSD 082220
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
520 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 74 3:10 PM 85 1910 66 8 72
MINIMUM 44 5:26 AM 15 2000 42 2 34
AVERAGE 59 54 5 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.48 1982 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.78 -0.78 0.01
SINCE SEP 1 5.79 3.51 2.28 0.23
SINCE JAN 1 18.90 24.22 -5.32 18.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.6 1959 0.0 0.0 0.0
1970
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
TODAY 6 12 -6 12
MONTH TO DATE 47 82 -35 38
SINCE SEP 1 103 208 -105 92
SINCE JUL 1 104 225 -121 114
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 6 -2 41
SINCE SEP 1 142 95 47 161
SINCE JAN 1 1043 845 198 919
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
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 93 5:00 AM
LOWEST 35 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 18 1906
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:33 AM CDT SUNSET 6:55 PM CDT
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM CDT SUNSET 6:54 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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