659  
CDUS43 KFSD 140628  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
128 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 78 5:51 PM 92 1987 70 8 87  
MINIMUM 40 5:50 AM 24 1997 46 -6 58  
AVERAGE 59 58 1 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.70 1957 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.46 -1.46 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 6.06 -3.00 4.03  
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 7.49 -4.23 4.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 6 8 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 166 132 34 47  
SINCE MAR 1 1474 1612 -138 1237  
SINCE JUL 1 6446 7121 -675 6367  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 34  
SINCE MAR 1 10 15 -5 34  
SINCE JAN 1 10 15 -5 34    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 18 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 96 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1904  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:44 PM CDT  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:45 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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