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CDUS43 KFSD 052241  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
541 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 74 2:42 PM 94 1909 67 7 60  
MINIMUM 50 5:18 AM 23 1944 43 7 48  
1954  
1968  
AVERAGE 62 55 7 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.68 1942 0.11 -0.11 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.55 -0.55 0.05  
SINCE MAR 1 2.04 5.15 -3.11 3.03  
SINCE JAN 1 5.36 6.58 -1.22 3.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1944 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 8.8 12.4 -3.6 3.1  
SINCE JUL 1 65.2 45.3 19.9 19.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 11 -8 11  
MONTH TO DATE 44 58 -14 90  
SINCE MAR 1 1754 1538 216 1655  
SINCE JUL 1 7340 7047 293 6686  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 1 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 30 7 23 3  
SINCE JAN 1 30 7 23 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 89 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1931  
1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 8:34 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:35 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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