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CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
528 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 3:36 PM 89 1910 61 -8 81
MINIMUM 41 9:10 AM 19 1976 38 3 61
AVERAGE 47 50 -3 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.80 1968 0.08 -0.08 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.47 -0.87 0.58
SINCE SEP 1 6.39 4.20 2.19 0.80
SINCE JAN 1 19.50 24.91 -5.41 18.62
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1937 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 18 16 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 114 194 -80 95
SINCE SEP 1 170 320 -150 149
SINCE JUL 1 171 337 -166 171
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 6
MONTH TO DATE 23 6 17 49
SINCE SEP 1 161 95 66 169
SINCE JAN 1 1062 845 217 927
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 3:00 AM
LOWEST 35 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 85 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 13 1976
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:42 AM CDT SUNSET 6:42 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:44 AM CDT SUNSET 6:40 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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