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CDUS43 KFSD 082221
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
521 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 77 3:47 PM 96 1934 68 9 78
MINIMUM 38 4:33 AM 26 1980 44 -6 43
AVERAGE 58 56 2 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.26 1965 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.89 -0.89 0.58
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.49 -2.43 4.03
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.92 -3.66 4.51
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021
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 7 10 -3 4
MONTH TO DATE 124 88 36 47
SINCE MAR 1 1432 1568 -136 1237
SINCE JUL 1 6404 7077 -673 6367
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0
SINCE MAR 1 10 10 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 10 10 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
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 73 3:00 AM
LOWEST 18 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 46
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 PM CDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 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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