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CDUS43 KFSD 112231  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
531 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 85 1:57 PM 95 1906 69 16 84  
MINIMUM 61 1:26 AM 21 1946 45 16 58  
AVERAGE 73 57 16 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.68 1920 0.12 -0.08 0.43  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 1.23 -1.19 1.52  
SINCE MAR 1 2.08 5.83 -3.75 4.50  
SINCE JAN 1 5.40 7.26 -1.86 5.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1966 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1968  
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 9 -9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 116 -70 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1756 1596 160 1664  
SINCE JUL 1 7342 7105 237 6695  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 1 7 6  
MONTH TO DATE 14 7 7 11  
SINCE MAR 1 43 13 30 14  
SINCE JAN 1 43 13 30 14    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 94 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 20 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2023...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 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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