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CDUS43 KFSD 122223  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
523 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 73 11:48 AM 87 1956 63 10 81  
MINIMUM 51 7:06 AM 15 1917 40 11 49  
AVERAGE 62 52 10 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.19 2023 0.08 -0.08 0.15  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.12 -1.12 0.16  
SINCE SEP 1 5.79 3.85 1.94 0.38  
SINCE JAN 1 18.90 24.56 -5.66 18.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 2009 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 14 -11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 53 134 -81 54  
SINCE SEP 1 109 260 -151 108  
SINCE JUL 1 110 277 -167 130  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 6 17 43  
SINCE SEP 1 161 95 66 163  
SINCE JAN 1 1062 845 217 921    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:38 AM CDT SUNSET 6:48 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:39 AM CDT SUNSET 6:47 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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