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CDUS43 KFSD 222221
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
521 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 58 3:59 PM 92 1964 73 -15 64
MINIMUM 49 8:19 AM 27 1963 50 -1 39
AVERAGE 54 62 -8 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.40 3.50 1898 0.14 0.26 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 2.62 -1.11 1.82
SINCE MAR 1 4.57 7.22 -2.65 5.27
SINCE JAN 1 4.77 8.65 -3.88 5.75
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 11 5 6 13
MONTH TO DATE 236 191 45 158
SINCE MAR 1 1544 1671 -127 1348
SINCE JUL 1 6516 7180 -664 6478
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 24 -21 44
SINCE MAR 1 13 30 -17 44
SINCE JAN 1 13 30 -17 44
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 PM
LOWEST 66 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 82
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1893
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:52 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:53 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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