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CDUS43 KFSD 090622  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
122 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 77 3:47 PM 96 1934 68 9 78  
MINIMUM 38 4:33 AM 26 1980 44 -6 43  
AVERAGE 58 56 2 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.26 1965 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.89 -0.89 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.49 -2.43 4.03  
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.92 -3.66 4.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2021  
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 7 10 -3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 124 88 36 47  
SINCE MAR 1 1432 1568 -136 1237  
SINCE JUL 1 6404 7077 -673 6367  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 10 10 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 10 10 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 18 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 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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