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CDUS43 KFSD 030651  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
151 AM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 62 6:15 PM 88 1955 65 -3 67  
MINIMUM 45 11:59 PM 22 1908 42 3 35  
AVERAGE 54 54 0 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 11 12 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 25 24 1 30  
SINCE MAR 1 1256 1504 -248 1740  
SINCE JUL 1 5715 7013 -1298 7326  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 92 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 18 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 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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