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CDUS43 KFSD 052232
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
532 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 54 2:59 PM 94 1909 67 -13 80
MINIMUM 34 5:07 AM 23 1944 43 -9 43
1954
1968
AVERAGE 44 55 -11 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.68 1942 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.55 -0.55 0.58
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.15 -2.09 4.03
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.58 -3.32 4.51
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1944 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 12.4 -5.3 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 45.3 -14.9 16.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 21 11 10 3
MONTH TO DATE 77 58 19 41
SINCE MAR 1 1385 1538 -153 1231
SINCE JUL 1 6357 7047 -690 6361
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0
SINCE MAR 1 10 7 3 0
SINCE JAN 1 10 7 3 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 3:00 AM
LOWEST 27 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 89 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1931
1976
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 8:34 PM CDT
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:35 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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