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CDUS43 KFSD 120639  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
139 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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 83 3:42 PM 90 1910 64 19 70  
2015  
MINIMUM 58 11:59 PM 20 1987 40 18 43  
AVERAGE 71 52 19 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.25 1947 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.04 -1.04 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 5.79 3.77 2.02 0.23  
SINCE JAN 1 18.90 24.48 -5.58 18.05  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.1 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  
YESTERDAY 0 13 -13 8  
MONTH TO DATE 50 120 -70 54  
SINCE SEP 1 106 246 -140 108  
SINCE JUL 1 107 263 -156 130  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 0 6 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 38 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 15 1917  
 
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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