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CDUS43 KFSD 152249
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
549 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 89 3:58 PM 92 2001 71 18 75
MINIMUM 44 5:05 AM 27 1959 47 -3 55
1997
AVERAGE 67 59 8 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1965 0.13 -0.13 0.43
MONTH TO DATE T 1.70 -1.70 1.01
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 6.30 -3.24 4.46
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 7.73 -4.47 4.94
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1916 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 0 8 -8 0
MONTH TO DATE 166 148 18 47
SINCE MAR 1 1474 1628 -154 1237
SINCE JUL 1 6446 7137 -691 6367
COOLING
TODAY 2 1 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 11 -8 44
SINCE MAR 1 13 17 -4 44
SINCE JAN 1 13 17 -4 44
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2
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 83 6:00 AM
LOWEST 15 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 23 2014
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:45 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:46 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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