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CDUS43 KFSD 220632  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 63 12:47 PM 93 1964 73 -10 84  
MINIMUM 50 11:59 PM 25 1931 50 0 46  
AVERAGE 57 61 -4 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 8 6 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 128 186 -58 89  
SINCE MAR 1 1359 1666 -307 1799  
SINCE JUL 1 5818 7175 -1357 7385  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 15.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 27 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:53 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 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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