040  
CDUS43 KFSD 110622  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
122 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 68 4:20 PM 90 1987 69 -1 86  
MINIMUM 33 4:55 AM 25 1981 45 -12 45  
AVERAGE 51 57 -6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.64 1920 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.11 -1.11 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.71 -2.65 4.03  
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 7.14 -3.88 4.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1946 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1966  
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  
YESTERDAY 14 9 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 151 107 44 47  
SINCE MAR 1 1459 1587 -128 1237  
SINCE JUL 1 6431 7096 -665 6367  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 7  
SINCE MAR 1 10 12 -2 7  
SINCE JAN 1 10 12 -2 7    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 21 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 21 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 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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