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CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
124 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 61 3:48 PM 95 1934 72 -11 53
MINIMUM 31 4:48 AM 27 1895 49 -18 42
1967
AVERAGE 46 61 -15 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.89 1999 0.14 -0.14 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 1.11 2.35 -1.24 1.82
SINCE MAR 1 4.17 6.95 -2.78 5.27
SINCE JAN 1 4.37 8.38 -4.01 5.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 19 6 13 17
MONTH TO DATE 217 180 37 125
SINCE MAR 1 1525 1660 -135 1315
SINCE JUL 1 6497 7169 -672 6445
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 20 -17 44
SINCE MAR 1 13 26 -13 44
SINCE JAN 1 13 26 -13 44
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 37 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1964
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:52 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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