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CDUS43 KFSD 072223  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
523 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 65 3:59 PM 92 1916 67 -2 77  
MINIMUM 33 5:24 AM 26 1991 44 -11 50  
AVERAGE 49 56 -7 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.87 1993 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.77 -0.77 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.37 -2.31 4.03  
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.80 -3.54 4.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1938 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 16 10 6 1  
MONTH TO DATE 117 78 39 43  
SINCE MAR 1 1425 1558 -133 1233  
SINCE JUL 1 6397 7067 -670 6363  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 10 9 1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 10 9 1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
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 72 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 20 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 96 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:36 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 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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