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CDUS43 KFSD 200016
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
716 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 57 3:59 PM 97 1934 72 -15 54
MINIMUM 42 5:34 AM 27 1894 49 -7 47
AVERAGE 50 60 -10 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.93 1990 0.13 -0.13 0.70
MONTH TO DATE 1.11 2.21 -1.10 1.72
SINCE MAR 1 4.17 6.81 -2.64 5.17
SINCE JAN 1 4.37 8.24 -3.87 5.65
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 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 15 6 9 14
MONTH TO DATE 196 174 22 108
SINCE MAR 1 1504 1654 -150 1298
SINCE JUL 1 6476 7163 -687 6428
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 18 -15 44
SINCE MAR 1 13 24 -11 44
SINCE JAN 1 13 24 -11 44
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1895
1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:49 PM CDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:50 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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