CXUS53 KFSD 011842 CLMSUX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1242 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 96 10/03/1938 LOW 5 10/29/1925 HIGHEST 93 10/10 MM MM 89 10/02 10/03 10/04 LOWEST 27 10/17 MM MM 26 10/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 72.2 62.8 9.4 68.0 AVG. MINIMUM 46.5 37.9 8.6 44.3 MEAN 59.3 50.3 9.0 56.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.5 1.5 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 2 9.2 -7.2 7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.83 2017 MINIMUM T 1958 TOTALS 1.35 2.20 -0.85 1.22 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.07 -0.03 0.04 DAYS >= .01 6 7.6 -1.6 8 DAYS >= .10 2 4.4 -2.4 2 DAYS >= .50 1 1.3 -0.3 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.77 10/25 TO 10/26 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 9.8 1991 TOTALS 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.3 -0.3 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 211 464 -253 317 SINCE 7/1 245 601 -356 387 COOLING TOTAL 43 9 34 49 SINCE 1/1 1191 865 326 1019 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/320 DATE 10/15 32/340 10/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/330 DATE 10/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.31 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$