587  
CDUS43 KFSD 222229  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
529 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 72 2:55 PM 92 1964 73 -1 83  
MINIMUM 50 2:37 AM 27 1963 50 0 63  
AVERAGE 61 62 -1 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.50 1898 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.46 2.62 0.84 1.05  
SINCE MAR 1 9.75 7.22 2.53 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 11.13 8.65 2.48 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 4 5 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 132 191 -59 89  
SINCE MAR 1 1363 1671 -308 1799  
SINCE JUL 1 5822 7180 -1358 7385  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 19 24 -5 27  
SINCE MAR 1 24 30 -6 56  
SINCE JAN 1 24 30 -6 56    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1893  
 
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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