278 CXUS53 KFSD 011645 CLMFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1144 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2025 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025 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 91 10/03 MM MM 85 10/10 10/04 LOWEST 26 10/23 MM MM 25 10/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.8 61.1 5.7 69.9 AVG. MINIMUM 43.8 38.1 5.7 41.6 MEAN 55.3 49.6 5.7 55.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.1 1.9 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 7 10.0 -3.0 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.89 1911 MINIMUM T 1952 TOTALS 0.76 2.36 -1.60 0.53 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.08 -0.06 0.02 DAYS >= .01 9 7.9 1.1 2 DAYS >= .10 3 4.3 -1.3 1 DAYS >= .50 0 1.4 -1.4 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.39 10/14 TO 10/14 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 10.0 1991 TOTALS 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.0 SINCE 7/1 T 1.4 -1.4 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 343 485 -142 292 SINCE 7/1 419 628 -209 MM COOLING TOTAL 49 8 41 12 SINCE 1/1 927 847 80 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/180 DATE 10/04 35/310 10/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/310 DATE 10/20 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 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 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$