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CDUS43 KFSD 200633  
CLISUX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
133 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 58 5:51 PM 99 1934 74 -16 60  
MINIMUM 40 11:35 PM 32 1895 50 -10 52  
2002  
AVERAGE 49 62 -13 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.15 2025 0.13 -0.13 1.12  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 2.27 -1.40 1.50  
SINCE MAR 1 6.00 7.18 -1.18 6.17  
SINCE JAN 1 6.29 8.73 -2.44 6.73  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.6 8.0 -4.4 8.0  
SINCE JUL 1 20.5 36.0 -15.5 18.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 5 11 9  
MONTH TO DATE 156 153 3 84  
SINCE MAR 1 1258 1520 -262 1216  
SINCE JUL 1 5819 6791 -972 6008  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 24 -3 33  
SINCE MAR 1 47 32 15 43  
SINCE JAN 1 47 32 15 43    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:46 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 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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