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CDUS43 KFSD 050649  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
149 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 71 3:16 PM 92 1905 68 3 91  
MINIMUM 40 6:51 AM 22 1952 44 -4 68  
1968  
AVERAGE 56 56 0 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.53 2016 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.41 -0.41 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 5.79 3.14 2.65 0.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.90 23.85 -4.95 18.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 10 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 38 -6 0  
SINCE SEP 1 88 164 -76 54  
SINCE JUL 1 89 181 -92 76  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 41  
SINCE SEP 1 138 93 45 161  
SINCE JAN 1 1039 843 196 919    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
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 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 94 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 20 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:01 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:30 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 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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