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CDUS43 KFSD 190640  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
140 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 70 4:00 PM 84 2003 60 10 59  
MINIMUM 38 11:59 PM 15 1972 37 1 42  
AVERAGE 54 49 5 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.15 1904 0.08 -0.08 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.63 -1.03 0.62  
SINCE SEP 1 6.39 4.36 2.03 0.84  
SINCE JAN 1 19.50 25.07 -5.57 18.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.4 1976 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2006  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 16 -5 14  
MONTH TO DATE 147 226 -79 115  
SINCE SEP 1 203 352 -149 169  
SINCE JUL 1 204 369 -165 191  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 9 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:46 AM CDT SUNSET 6:37 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:47 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 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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