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CDUS43 KFSD 040635  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 66 2:36 PM 92 1949 66 0 76  
MINIMUM 39 5:01 AM 18 1967 42 -3 31  
AVERAGE 53 54 -1 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.50 1944 0.11 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.33 0.09 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 6.71 4.93 1.78 2.04  
SINCE JAN 1 8.09 6.36 1.73 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1942 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1954  
1966  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 12.3 -9.0 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 45.2 -20.0 65.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 12 0 11  
MONTH TO DATE 37 36 1 41  
SINCE MAR 1 1268 1516 -248 1751  
SINCE JUL 1 5727 7025 -1298 7337  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 6 -1 29  
SINCE JAN 1 5 6 -1 29    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1949  
1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 17 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:35 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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