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CDUS43 KFSD 210640  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
140 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 78 2:26 PM 95 1934 72 6 74  
MINIMUM 53 5:31 AM 27 1895 49 4 36  
1967  
AVERAGE 66 61 5 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.89 1999 0.14 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.30 2.35 -0.05 1.05  
SINCE MAR 1 8.59 6.95 1.64 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 9.97 8.38 1.59 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 0 6 -6 10  
MONTH TO DATE 120 180 -60 89  
SINCE MAR 1 1351 1660 -309 1799  
SINCE JUL 1 5810 7169 -1359 7385  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 20 -1 19  
SINCE MAR 1 24 26 -2 48  
SINCE JAN 1 24 26 -2 48    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:52 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:53 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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