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CDUS43 KFSD 200655  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
155 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 72 6:04 PM 97 1934 72 0 57  
MINIMUM 43 1:15 AM 27 1894 49 -6 42  
AVERAGE 58 60 -2 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.67 0.93 1990 0.13 0.54 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 2.21 0.05 1.05  
SINCE MAR 1 8.55 6.81 1.74 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 9.93 8.24 1.69 6.41  
 
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 7 6 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 120 174 -54 79  
SINCE MAR 1 1351 1654 -303 1789  
SINCE JUL 1 5810 7163 -1353 7375  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 18 0 19  
SINCE MAR 1 23 24 -1 48  
SINCE JAN 1 23 24 -1 48    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 45 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1895  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:52 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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