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CDUS43 KFSD 092234  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
534 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 79 3:59 PM 94 1934 68 11 81  
MINIMUM 52 3:11 AM 25 1966 45 7 54  
AVERAGE 66 56 10 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.94 1979 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.00 -1.00 1.09  
SINCE MAR 1 2.04 5.60 -3.56 4.07  
SINCE JAN 1 5.36 7.03 -1.67 4.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1945 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  
TODAY 0 10 -10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 98 -52 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1756 1578 178 1664  
SINCE JUL 1 7342 7087 255 6695  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 1 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 3 5 -2 3  
SINCE MAR 1 32 11 21 6  
SINCE JAN 1 32 11 21 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1981  
 
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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