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CDUS43 KFSD 090631  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
131 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 82 2:22 PM 96 1934 68 14 69  
MINIMUM 46 5:29 AM 26 1980 44 2 54  
AVERAGE 64 56 8 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.26 1965 0.12 -0.12 0.97  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.89 -0.89 1.09  
SINCE MAR 1 2.04 5.49 -3.45 4.07  
SINCE JAN 1 5.36 6.92 -1.56 4.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2021  
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 3  
MONTH TO DATE 46 88 -42 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1756 1568 188 1664  
SINCE JUL 1 7342 7077 265 6695  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 4 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 31 10 21 3  
SINCE JAN 1 31 10 21 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:38 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2023...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 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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