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CDUS43 KFSD 220047  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
747 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013  
 
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013
 
 
VALID AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 61 448 PM 93 1964 71 -10 74  
MINIMUM 51 616 AM 25 1931 48 3 45  
AVERAGE 56 60 -4 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 2.09 1893 0.11 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.50 2.25 0.25 2.63  
SINCE MAR 1 6.51 7.02 -0.51 5.80  
SINCE JAN 1 7.86 8.18 -0.32 8.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.5 0.4 1.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 17.8 13.4 4.4 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 43.3 44.9 -1.6 15.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 7 2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 221 196 25 92  
SINCE MAR 1 2143 1753 390 977  
SINCE JUL 1 7762 7603 159 5977  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 17 15 35  
SINCE MAR 1 36 22 14 63  
SINCE JAN 1 36 22 14 63    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 72 300 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1963  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 853 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

   
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ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION FOR TODAY  
 
TEMPERATURE / HUMIDITY  
 
AT 4 AM 53 / 93%  
AT 7 AM 52 / 93%  
AT 10 AM 53 / 93%  
AT 1 PM 56 / 80%  
AT 4 PM 59 / 72%  
AT 7 PM 57 / 93%  
 

 
 
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