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CDUS43 KFSD 162239  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
539 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 80 3:10 PM 92 1934 71 9 81  
MINIMUM 48 4:50 AM 23 2014 48 0 45  
AVERAGE 64 59 5 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.85 1991 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 1.82 -0.80 1.67  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 6.42 -3.36 4.65  
SINCE JAN 1 6.38 7.85 -1.47 5.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 1 7 -6 2  
MONTH TO DATE 62 155 -93 107  
SINCE MAR 1 1772 1635 137 1672  
SINCE JUL 1 7358 7144 214 6703  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 12 6 24  
SINCE MAR 1 47 18 29 27  
SINCE JAN 1 47 18 29 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1930  
 
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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