904  
CDUS43 KFSD 062225  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
525 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 56 3:54 PM 89 1934 67 -11 85  
MINIMUM 25R 5:35 AM 25 1931 43 -18 43  
1976  
AVERAGE 41 55 -14 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.57 1900 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.66 -0.66 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.26 -2.20 4.03  
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.69 -3.43 4.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1942 0.0 0.0 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 24 10 14 1  
MONTH TO DATE 101 68 33 42  
SINCE MAR 1 1409 1548 -139 1232  
SINCE JUL 1 6381 7057 -676 6362  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 10 8 2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 10 8 2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:35 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:36 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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