Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 012151
CLMFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
450 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 10/01/2023
LOW -5 10/29/1925
HIGHEST 85 10/10 MM MM 95 10/01
LOWEST 25 10/16 MM MM 18 10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 69.9 61.1 8.8 62.4
AVG. MINIMUM 41.6 38.1 3.5 41.3
MEAN 55.8 49.6 6.2 51.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 5 10.0 -5.0 7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.89 1911
MINIMUM T 1952
TOTALS 0.53 2.36 -1.83 2.54
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.08 -0.06 0.08
DAYS >= .01 2 7.9 -5.9 9
DAYS >= .10 1 4.3 -3.3 4
DAYS >= .50 1 1.4 -0.4 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.52 10/31 TO 10/31
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.0 1991
TOTALS 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.5
SINCE 7/1 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 T
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 292 485 -193 444
SINCE 7/1 324 628 -304 469
COOLING TOTAL 12 8 4 45
SINCE 1/1 835 847 -12 1277
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/180 DATE 10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/170 DATE 10/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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