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CDUS43 KFSD 190645
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
145 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 55 2:16 PM 98 1934 72 -17 69
MINIMUM 46 11:59 PM 28 1915 48 -2 35
AVERAGE 51 60 -9 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.06 1.22 1996 0.13 -0.07 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.11 2.08 -0.97 1.02
SINCE MAR 1 4.17 6.68 -2.51 4.47
SINCE JAN 1 4.37 8.11 -3.74 4.95
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.1 1968 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 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 14 6 8 13
MONTH TO DATE 181 168 13 94
SINCE MAR 1 1489 1648 -159 1284
SINCE JUL 1 6461 7157 -696 6414
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 16 -13 44
SINCE MAR 1 13 22 -9 44
SINCE JAN 1 13 22 -9 44
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 PM
LOWEST 83 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 90
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 97 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1894
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:49 PM CDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:50 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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