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CDUS43 KFSD 160623
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
123 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 89 4:17 PM 92 2001 71 18 75
MINIMUM 44 5:05 AM 27 1959 47 -3 55
1997
AVERAGE 67 59 8 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.36 1965 0.13 -0.13 0.43
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
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 83 6:00 AM
LOWEST 15 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 23 2014
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:46 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 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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