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CDUS43 KFSD 160630  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
130 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 73 3:46 PM 92 2001 71 2 75  
MINIMUM 46 4:18 AM 27 1959 47 -1 45  
1997  
AVERAGE 60 59 1 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.36 1965 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 1.70 -0.68 1.67  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 6.30 -3.24 4.65  
SINCE JAN 1 6.38 7.73 -1.35 5.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1916 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 5 8 -3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 61 148 -87 105  
SINCE MAR 1 1771 1628 143 1670  
SINCE JUL 1 7357 7137 220 6701  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 11 7 24  
SINCE MAR 1 47 17 30 27  
SINCE JAN 1 47 17 30 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 23 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:46 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 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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