170  
CDUS43 KFSD 090629  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
129 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.48 1982 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 18 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM CDT SUNSET 6:54 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:35 AM CDT SUNSET 6:52 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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