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CDUS43 KFSD 170722  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
222 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 6:08 PM 92 1934 71 6 80  
MINIMUM 50 4:59 AM 23 2014 48 2 48  
AVERAGE 64 59 5 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 1 7 -6 1  
MONTH TO DATE 110 155 -45 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1341 1635 -294 1772  
SINCE JUL 1 5800 7144 -1344 7358  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:49 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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