392  
CDUS43 KFSD 130644  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
144 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 86 1:11 PM 94 2022 69 17 74  
MINIMUM 57 2:50 AM 20 1946 46 11 63  
AVERAGE 72 58 14 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.11 1.96 1935 0.11 0.00 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 1.34 0.14 0.35  
SINCE MAR 1 7.77 5.94 1.83 2.39  
SINCE JAN 1 9.15 7.37 1.78 5.71  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1943 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  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 99 124 -25 46  
SINCE MAR 1 1330 1604 -274 1756  
SINCE JUL 1 5789 7113 -1324 7342  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 1 6 4  
MONTH TO DATE 7 8 -1 18  
SINCE MAR 1 12 14 -2 47  
SINCE JAN 1 12 14 -2 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 24 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:44 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:45 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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