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CDUS43 KFSD 112239  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 80 3:06 PM 95 1906 69 11 85  
MINIMUM 44 4:55 AM 21 1946 45 -1 61  
AVERAGE 62 57 5 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.68 1920 0.12 -0.12 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 1.37 1.23 0.14 0.04  
SINCE MAR 1 7.66 5.83 1.83 2.08  
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 7.26 1.78 5.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1966 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1968  
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 9 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 99 116 -17 46  
SINCE MAR 1 1330 1596 -266 1756  
SINCE JUL 1 5789 7105 -1316 7342  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 14  
SINCE MAR 1 5 13 -8 43  
SINCE JAN 1 5 13 -8 43    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 94 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 20 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 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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