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CDUS43 KFSD 232220  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
520 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 85 3:59 PM 94 1950 74 11 68  
MINIMUM 61 5:58 AM 33 1893 51 10 37  
AVERAGE 73 62 11 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.96 1936 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 2.75 -1.70 1.71  
SINCE MAR 1 3.09 7.35 -4.26 4.69  
SINCE JAN 1 6.41 8.78 -2.37 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 5 -5 12  
MONTH TO DATE 89 196 -107 172  
SINCE MAR 1 1799 1676 123 1737  
SINCE JUL 1 7385 7185 200 6768  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 2 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 26 9 29  
SINCE MAR 1 64 32 32 32  
SINCE JAN 1 64 32 32 32    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
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 64 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 96 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 27 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:53 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2023...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 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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