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CDUS43 KFSD 080624  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
124 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 2:43 PM 92 1916 67 12 77  
MINIMUM 49 3:42 AM 26 1991 44 5 51  
AVERAGE 64 56 8 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.87 1993 0.11 -0.11 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.77 -0.77 0.12  
SINCE MAR 1 2.04 5.37 -3.33 3.10  
SINCE JAN 1 5.36 6.80 -1.44 3.77  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1938 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 1 10 -9 1  
MONTH TO DATE 45 78 -33 96  
SINCE MAR 1 1755 1558 197 1661  
SINCE JUL 1 7341 7067 274 6692  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 3 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 31 9 22 3  
SINCE JAN 1 31 9 22 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 96 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:38 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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