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CDUS43 KFSD 130646
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
146 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 75 3:56 PM 94 2022 69 6 87
MINIMUM 51 11:41 PM 20 1946 46 5 60
AVERAGE 63 58 5 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.96 1935 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 1.34 -1.34 0.58
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.94 -2.88 4.03
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 7.37 -4.11 4.51
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1943 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 12.4 -5.3 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 45.3 -14.9 16.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 8 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 160 124 36 47
SINCE MAR 1 1468 1604 -136 1237
SINCE JUL 1 6440 7113 -673 6367
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 9
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 26
SINCE MAR 1 10 14 -4 26
SINCE JAN 1 10 14 -4 26
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 46 11:00 PM
LOWEST 20 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 33
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:43 PM CDT
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:44 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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