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CDUS43 KFSD 190635  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
135 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 75 4:16 PM 98 1934 72 3 75  
MINIMUM 48 11:27 PM 28 1915 48 0 51  
AVERAGE 62 60 2 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 2  
MONTH TO DATE 113 168 -55 64  
SINCE MAR 1 1344 1648 -304 1774  
SINCE JUL 1 5803 7157 -1354 7360  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 16 2 19  
SINCE MAR 1 23 22 1 48  
SINCE JAN 1 23 22 1 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 15.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 23 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:50 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 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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