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CDUS43 KFSD 062227  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
527 PM CDT MON MAY 06 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 2:12 PM 89 1934 67 5 79  
MINIMUM 52 5:34 AM 25 1931 43 9 52  
1976  
AVERAGE 62 55 7 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.57 1900 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.66 -0.03 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.92 5.26 1.66 2.04  
SINCE JAN 1 8.30 6.69 1.61 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1942 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 12.4 -9.1 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 45.3 -20.1 65.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 10 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 66 68 -2 44  
SINCE MAR 1 1297 1548 -251 1754  
SINCE JUL 1 5756 7057 -1301 7340  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 2  
SINCE MAR 1 5 8 -3 31  
SINCE JAN 1 5 8 -3 31    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:36 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 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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