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CDUS43 KFSD 032243  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
543 PM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 66 2:36 PM 92 1949 66 0 76  
MINIMUM 39 5:01 AM 18 1967 42 -3 31  
AVERAGE 53 54 -1 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.50 1944 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.33 0.07 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 6.69 4.93 1.76 2.04  
SINCE JAN 1 8.07 6.36 1.71 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1942 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1954  
1966  
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 12 12 0 11  
MONTH TO DATE 37 36 1 41  
SINCE MAR 1 1268 1516 -248 1751  
SINCE JUL 1 5727 7025 -1298 7337  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1949  
1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 17 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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