Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 012201
CLMFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
500 PM CDT WED NOV 01 2023
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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023
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 95R 10/01 MM MM 85 10/23
LOWEST 18 10/31 MM MM 17 10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 62.4 61.1 1.3 65.8
AVG. MINIMUM 41.3 38.1 3.2 37.9
MEAN 51.9 49.6 2.3 51.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.1 1.9 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 0.4 0.6 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 10.0 -3.0 11
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.89 1911
MINIMUM T 1952
TOTALS 2.54 2.36 0.18 0.29
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.01
DAYS >= .01 9 7.9 1.1 6
DAYS >= .10 4 4.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= .50 2 1.4 0.6 0
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.6 0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.19 10/12 TO 10/12
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.0 1991
TOTALS 0.5 1.4 -0.9 T
SINCE 7/1 0.5 1.4 -0.9 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.5 10/28 TO 10/28
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 444 485 -41 417
SINCE 7/1 469 628 -159 MM
COOLING TOTAL 45 8 37 20
SINCE 1/1 1277 847 430 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/320 DATE 10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/310 DATE 10/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
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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