998  
CDUS43 KFSD 092237  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
537 PM CDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 70 1:54 PM 94 1934 68 2 81  
MINIMUM 53 6:19 AM 25 1966 45 8 52  
AVERAGE 62 56 6 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.94 1979 0.11 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.37 1.00 0.37 T  
SINCE MAR 1 7.66 5.60 2.06 2.04  
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 7.03 2.01 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1945 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 3 10 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 88 98 -10 46  
SINCE MAR 1 1319 1578 -259 1756  
SINCE JUL 1 5778 7087 -1309 7342  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 4  
SINCE MAR 1 5 11 -6 33  
SINCE JAN 1 5 11 -6 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1981  
 
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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