268  
CDUS43 KFSD 082221  
CLISUX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
521 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
...............................  
 
   
..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
...............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 81 3:47 PM 98 1934 69 12 81  
MINIMUM 41 5:21 AM 28 1945 45 -4 45  
AVERAGE 61 57 4 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1950 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.89 -0.89 0.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 5.80 -0.67 4.75  
SINCE JAN 1 5.42 7.35 -1.93 5.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.6 8.0 -4.4 8.0  
SINCE JUL 1 20.5 36.0 -15.5 18.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 9 -5 2  
MONTH TO DATE 104 79 25 46  
SINCE MAR 1 1206 1446 -240 1178  
SINCE JUL 1 5767 6717 -950 5970  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 0  
SINCE MAR 1 26 15 11 10  
SINCE JAN 1 26 15 11 10    
...............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
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 62 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 17 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
......................................................  
 
THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 30 2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 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.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab SD Page
The Nexlab IA Page
The Nexlab MN Page
The Nexlab NE Page
Main Text Page