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CDUS43 KFSD 190640  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 75 3:54 PM 98 1934 72 3 84  
MINIMUM 51 11:59 PM 28 1915 48 3 46  
AVERAGE 63 60 3 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.22 1996 0.13 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 2.08 -1.03 1.70  
SINCE MAR 1 3.09 6.68 -3.59 4.68  
SINCE JAN 1 6.41 8.11 -1.70 5.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1968 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 2 6 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 64 168 -104 111  
SINCE MAR 1 1774 1648 126 1676  
SINCE JUL 1 7360 7157 203 6707  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 16 3 24  
SINCE MAR 1 48 22 26 27  
SINCE JAN 1 48 22 26 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:49 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:50 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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