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CDUS43 KFSD 162237
CLISUX
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
537 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 85 2:59 PM 92 1936 72 13 63
MINIMUM 48 5:42 AM 28 2014 49 -1 46
AVERAGE 67 60 7 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.34 1992 0.13 -0.13 0.05
MONTH TO DATE T 1.89 -1.89 0.13
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 6.80 -1.67 4.80
SINCE JAN 1 5.42 8.35 -2.93 5.36
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 0 6 -6 10
MONTH TO DATE 129 136 -7 56
SINCE MAR 1 1231 1503 -272 1188
SINCE JUL 1 5792 6774 -982 5980
COOLING
TODAY 2 2 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 15 18 -3 33
SINCE MAR 1 41 26 15 43
SINCE JAN 1 41 26 15 43
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 63 6:00 AM
LOWEST 14 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 39
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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 97 1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 2014
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:43 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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