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CDUS43 KFSD 100651  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
151 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 81 4:35 PM 94 1934 68 13 81  
MINIMUM 52 3:11 AM 25 1966 45 7 54  
AVERAGE 67 56 11 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 4 5 -1 3  
SINCE MAR 1 33 11 22 6  
SINCE JAN 1 33 11 22 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 10 2023...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 PM CDT  
MAY 11 2023...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 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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