061  
CDUS43 KFSD 120638  
CLISUX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
138 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 87 4:34 PM 92 1962 70 17 90  
2022  
MINIMUM 36 5:15 AM 27 1946 47 -11 53  
AVERAGE 62 58 4 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.91 1963 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.25 -1.25 0.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 6.16 -1.03 4.75  
SINCE JAN 1 5.42 7.71 -2.29 5.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1952 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 3 8 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 125 103 22 46  
SINCE MAR 1 1227 1470 -243 1178  
SINCE JUL 1 5788 6741 -953 5970  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 13  
SINCE MAR 1 26 18 8 23  
SINCE JAN 1 26 18 8 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 18 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 8:38 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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