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CDUS43 KFSD 200625  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
125 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 57 6:18 PM 97 1934 72 -15 89  
MINIMUM 42 11:59 PM 27 1894 49 -7 50  
AVERAGE 50 60 -10 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.93 1990 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 2.21 -1.16 1.70  
SINCE MAR 1 3.09 6.81 -3.72 4.68  
SINCE JAN 1 6.41 8.24 -1.83 5.35  
 
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 15 6 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 79 174 -95 111  
SINCE MAR 1 1789 1654 135 1676  
SINCE JUL 1 7375 7163 212 6707  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 19 18 1 29  
SINCE MAR 1 48 24 24 32  
SINCE JAN 1 48 24 24 32    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
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 76 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 53 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1895  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:50 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 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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