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CDUS43 KFSD 212225  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
525 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 84 3:15 PM 93 1964 73 11 53  
MINIMUM 46 5:26 AM 25 1931 50 -4 37  
AVERAGE 65 61 4 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.09 1893 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 2.48 -1.43 1.71  
SINCE MAR 1 3.09 7.08 -3.99 4.69  
SINCE JAN 1 6.41 8.51 -2.10 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 0 6 -6 20  
MONTH TO DATE 89 186 -97 143  
SINCE MAR 1 1799 1666 133 1708  
SINCE JUL 1 7385 7175 210 6739  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 22 -3 29  
SINCE MAR 1 48 28 20 32  
SINCE JAN 1 48 28 20 32    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 27 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:52 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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