892  
CDUS43 KFSD 150621  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
121 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 77 4:09 PM 96 1941 70 7 60  
MINIMUM 41 4:07 AM 29 1904 47 -6 52  
AVERAGE 59 58 1 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 1906 0.11 -0.11 0.55  
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 1.57 -0.09 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 7.77 6.17 1.60 3.06  
SINCE JAN 1 9.15 7.60 1.55 6.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 6 8 -2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 108 140 -32 56  
SINCE MAR 1 1339 1620 -281 1766  
SINCE JUL 1 5798 7129 -1331 7352  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 10 -3 18  
SINCE MAR 1 12 16 -4 47  
SINCE JAN 1 12 16 -4 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1959  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:46 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 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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