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CDUS43 KFSD 040629  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
129 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 72 4:34 PM 92 1949 66 6 71  
MINIMUM 49 1:44 AM 18 1967 42 7 35  
AVERAGE 61 54 7 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1944 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.33 -0.33 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 4.93 -1.87 4.03  
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.36 -3.10 4.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1942 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1954  
1966  
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  
YESTERDAY 4 12 -8 12  
MONTH TO DATE 42 36 6 32  
SINCE MAR 1 1350 1516 -166 1222  
SINCE JUL 1 6322 7025 -703 6352  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1949  
1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 17 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 8:34 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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