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CDUS43 KFSD 070624  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
124 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 4:54 PM 89 1934 67 12 68  
MINIMUM 52 11:57 PM 25 1931 43 9 52  
1976  
AVERAGE 66 55 11 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.57 1900 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.66 -0.66 0.05  
SINCE MAR 1 2.04 5.26 -3.22 3.03  
SINCE JAN 1 5.36 6.69 -1.33 3.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1942 0.0 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 0 10 -10 5  
MONTH TO DATE 44 68 -24 95  
SINCE MAR 1 1754 1548 206 1660  
SINCE JUL 1 7340 7057 283 6691  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 2 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 31 8 23 3  
SINCE JAN 1 31 8 23 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:36 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 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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