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CDUS43 KFSD 132239  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 13 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 68 12:43 PM 92 1987 70 -2 77  
MINIMUM 63 6:33 AM 24 1997 46 17 53  
AVERAGE 66 58 8 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 1.70 1957 0.12 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.46 1.46 -1.00 1.67  
SINCE MAR 1 2.50 6.06 -3.56 4.65  
SINCE JAN 1 5.82 7.49 -1.67 5.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 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 46 132 -86 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1756 1612 144 1664  
SINCE JUL 1 7342 7121 221 6695  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 9 10 24  
SINCE MAR 1 48 15 33 27  
SINCE JAN 1 48 15 33 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 4:00 PM  
LOWEST 76 4:00 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 96 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1904  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:43 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2023...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:44 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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