290  
CDUS43 KFSD 150635  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
135 AM CDT MON MAY 15 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 60 12:22 AM 96 1941 70 -10 74  
MINIMUM 52 11:59 PM 29 1904 47 5 54  
AVERAGE 56 58 -2 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.55 1.69 1906 0.11 0.44 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 1.57 -0.55 1.67  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 6.17 -3.11 4.65  
SINCE JAN 1 6.38 7.60 -1.22 5.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 9 8 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 56 140 -84 100  
SINCE MAR 1 1766 1620 146 1665  
SINCE JUL 1 7352 7129 223 6696  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 10 8 24  
SINCE MAR 1 47 16 31 27  
SINCE JAN 1 47 16 31 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1959  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:45 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:46 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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