CXUS53 KFSD 011840 CLMFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1240 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 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 90 10/10 MM MM 91 10/03 10/04 LOWEST 32 10/17 MM MM 26 10/23 10/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.3 FSDCLMFSD 000 TTAA00 FSD 011838 61.1 6.2 66.8 AVG. MINIMUM 44.0 38.1 5.9 43.8 MEAN 55.6 49.6 6.0 55.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.1 0.9 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 2 10.0 -8.0 7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.89 1911 MINIMUM T 1952 TOTALS 2.65 2.36 0.29 0.76 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.02 DAYS >= .01 9 7.9 1.1 9 DAYS >= .10 5 4.3 0.7 3 DAYS >= .50 3 1.4 1.6 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.09 10/30 TO 10/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 10.0 1991 TOTALS 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 1.4 -1.4 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 308 485 -177 343 SINCE 7/1 365 628 -263 419 COOLING TOTAL 25 8 17 49 SINCE 1/1 1064 847 217 927 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/200 DATE 10/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/200 DATE 10/10 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$