Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
503
CDUS43 KFSD 042223
CLIFSD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
423 PM CST WED DEC 04 2024

...................................

...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
...................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         40  10:11 AM  53    1946  36      4       44
  MINIMUM         22   3:59 PM -13    1978  17      5       22
  AVERAGE         31                        26      5       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             0.68 1947   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.13  -0.10     0.00
  SINCE DEC 1      0.03                      0.13  -0.10     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1     29.58                     27.15   2.43    16.94

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           6.5  1924   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.1   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       1.1   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                       8.7   -7.0      0.7
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           34                        39     -5       32
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       152     16      141
  SINCE DEC 1    168                       152     16      141
  SINCE JUL 1   1307                      1688   -381     1362

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    835                       847    -12     1277
...................................................................


WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    59   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     39           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    61

..........................................................


THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        59      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -11      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  4 2024......SUNRISE   7:44 AM CST   SUNSET   4:51 PM CST
DECEMBER  5 2024......SUNRISE   7:45 AM CST   SUNSET   4:50 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




$$