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CDUS43 KFSD 182225  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 75 3:55 PM 98 1934 72 3 75  
MINIMUM 62 6:25 AM 28 1915 48 14 51  
AVERAGE 69 60 9 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1996 0.13 -0.13 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.59 2.08 -0.49 1.05  
SINCE MAR 1 7.88 6.68 1.20 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 9.26 8.11 1.15 6.41  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1968 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 0 6 -6 2  
MONTH TO DATE 110 168 -58 64  
SINCE MAR 1 1341 1648 -307 1774  
SINCE JUL 1 5800 7157 -1357 7360  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 16 6 19  
SINCE MAR 1 27 22 5 48  
SINCE JAN 1 27 22 5 48    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1894  
 
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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