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CDUS43 KFSD 012224
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
524 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 55 3:20 PM 94 1959 65 -10 67
MINIMUM 31 5:44 AM 21 1997 41 -10 46
AVERAGE 43 53 -10 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.55 1972 0.11 -0.11 0.58
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.58
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 4.71 -1.65 4.03
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.14 -2.88 4.51
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.2 2017 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 12.3 -5.2 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 45.2 -14.8 16.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 22 12 10 8
MONTH TO DATE 22 12 10 8
SINCE MAR 1 1330 1492 -162 1198
SINCE JUL 1 6302 7001 -699 6328
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 10 6 4 0
SINCE JAN 1 10 6 4 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
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 89 2:00 AM
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 22 1908
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:29 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 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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