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CDUS43 KFSD 212245  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 63 12:47 PM 93 1964 73 -10 84  
MINIMUM 56 8:26 AM 25 1931 50 6 46  
AVERAGE 60 61 -1 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.16 2.09 1893 0.13 1.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.46 2.48 0.98 1.05  
SINCE MAR 1 9.75 7.08 2.67 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 11.13 8.51 2.62 6.41  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 5 6 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 125 186 -61 89  
SINCE MAR 1 1356 1666 -310 1799  
SINCE JUL 1 5815 7175 -1360 7385  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 22 -3 19  
SINCE MAR 1 24 28 -4 48  
SINCE JAN 1 24 28 -4 48    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 49 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 27 1963  
 
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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