556  
CDUS43 KFSD 170734  
CLISUX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
234 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY T 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)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 97 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:43 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:44 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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