413  
CDUS43 KFSD 152237  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
537 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 53 2:24 PM 92 1958 62 -9 61  
MINIMUM 47 9:30 AM 23 1952 39 8 48  
1972  
1974  
AVERAGE 50 50 0 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.57 1.49 2007 0.09 0.48 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.39 -0.79 0.57  
SINCE SEP 1 6.39 4.12 2.27 0.79  
SINCE JAN 1 19.50 24.83 -5.33 18.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1969 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1992  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 15 0 10  
MONTH TO DATE 95 178 -83 95  
SINCE SEP 1 151 304 -153 149  
SINCE JUL 1 152 321 -169 171  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 89 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 19 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE 7:41 AM CDT SUNSET 6:43 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:42 AM CDT SUNSET 6:42 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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