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CDUS43 KFSD 202218  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
518 PM CDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 73 3:59 PM 95 1934 72 1 60  
MINIMUM 36 4:13 AM 27 1895 49 -13 46  
1967  
AVERAGE 55 61 -6 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.89 1999 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 2.35 -1.30 1.71  
SINCE MAR 1 3.09 6.95 -3.86 4.69  
SINCE JAN 1 6.41 8.38 -1.97 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 10 6 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 89 180 -91 123  
SINCE MAR 1 1799 1660 139 1688  
SINCE JUL 1 7385 7169 216 6719  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 20 -1 29  
SINCE MAR 1 48 26 22 32  
SINCE JAN 1 48 26 22 32    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 1931  
 
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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