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CDUS43 KFSD 232226  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
526 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 80 1:52 PM 94 1950 74 6 85  
MINIMUM 51 4:52 AM 33 1893 51 0 61  
AVERAGE 66 62 4 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.96 1936 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.46 2.75 0.71 1.05  
SINCE MAR 1 9.75 7.35 2.40 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 11.13 8.78 2.35 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 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 132 196 -64 89  
SINCE MAR 1 1363 1676 -313 1799  
SINCE JUL 1 5822 7185 -1363 7385  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 2 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 20 26 -6 35  
SINCE MAR 1 25 32 -7 64  
SINCE JAN 1 25 32 -7 64    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 96 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 27 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM CDT SUNSET 8:55 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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