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CDUS43 KFSD 022237  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
537 PM CDT THU MAY 02 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 62 3:59 PM 88 1955 65 -3 67  
MINIMUM 48 5:51 AM 22 1908 42 6 35  
AVERAGE 55 54 1 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.38 2.05 1902 0.11 0.27 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.22 0.18 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 6.69 4.82 1.87 2.04  
SINCE JAN 1 8.07 6.25 1.82 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 1954 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 12.3 -9.0 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 45.2 -20.0 65.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 12 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 24 24 0 30  
SINCE MAR 1 1255 1504 -249 1740  
SINCE JUL 1 5714 7013 -1299 7326  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 6 -1 29  
SINCE JAN 1 5 6 -1 29    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 92 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 18 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 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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