985  
CDUS43 KFSD 162235  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
535 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 76 3:46 PM 92 1934 71 5 80  
MINIMUM 50 4:59 AM 23 2014 48 2 48  
AVERAGE 63 59 4 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.85 1991 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.59 1.82 -0.23 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 7.88 6.42 1.46 3.06  
SINCE JAN 1 9.26 7.85 1.41 6.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1916 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 2 7 -5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 111 155 -44 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1342 1635 -293 1772  
SINCE JUL 1 5801 7144 -1343 7358  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 12 -5 18  
SINCE MAR 1 12 18 -6 47  
SINCE JAN 1 12 18 -6 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 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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