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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
124 AM CDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 74 1:18 PM 96 1934 68 6 82  
MINIMUM 40 3:49 AM 26 1980 44 -4 46  
AVERAGE 57 56 1 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.26 1965 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.89 0.46 T  
SINCE MAR 1 7.64 5.49 2.15 2.04  
SINCE JAN 1 9.02 6.92 2.10 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2021  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 12.4 -9.1 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 45.3 -20.1 65.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 10 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 85 88 -3 46  
SINCE MAR 1 1316 1568 -252 1756  
SINCE JUL 1 5775 7077 -1302 7342  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 2  
SINCE MAR 1 5 10 -5 31  
SINCE JAN 1 5 10 -5 31    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 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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