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CDUS43 KFSD 180645  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
145 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 91 3:53 PM 97 1934 71 20 80  
MINIMUM 60 5:38 AM 27 1930 48 12 52  
AVERAGE 76 60 16 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.63 2000 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.59 1.95 -0.36 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 7.88 6.55 1.33 3.06  
SINCE JAN 1 9.26 7.98 1.28 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 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 110 162 -52 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1341 1642 -301 1772  
SINCE JUL 1 5800 7151 -1351 7358  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 2 9 1  
MONTH TO DATE 18 14 4 19  
SINCE MAR 1 23 20 3 48  
SINCE JAN 1 23 20 3 48    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:49 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:50 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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