CXUS53 KFSD 012151 CLMFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 450 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...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 ................................................................ 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 ................................................................ 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. $$