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CDUS43 KFSD 122228  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
528 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 74 1:42 PM 94 2022 69 5 94  
MINIMUM 63 7:46 AM 20 1946 46 17 62  
AVERAGE 69 58 11 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.07 1.96 1935 0.11 -0.04 0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 1.34 -1.23 1.67  
SINCE MAR 1 2.15 5.94 -3.79 4.65  
SINCE JAN 1 5.47 7.37 -1.90 5.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1943 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 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 124 -78 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1756 1604 152 1664  
SINCE JUL 1 7342 7113 229 6695  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 1 3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 18 8 10 24  
SINCE MAR 1 47 14 33 27  
SINCE JAN 1 47 14 33 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:43 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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