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CDUS43 KFSD 240658  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
158 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 74 4:49 PM 94 1950 74 0 67  
MINIMUM 47 5:32 AM 33 1893 51 -4 38  
AVERAGE 61 62 -1 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.96 1936 0.13 -0.13 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 1.52 2.75 -1.23 2.01  
SINCE MAR 1 4.58 7.35 -2.77 5.46  
SINCE JAN 1 4.78 8.78 -4.00 5.94  
 
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 4 5 -1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 237 196 41 170  
SINCE MAR 1 1545 1676 -131 1360  
SINCE JUL 1 6517 7185 -668 6490  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 26 -23 44  
SINCE MAR 1 13 32 -19 44  
SINCE JAN 1 13 32 -19 44    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 96 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 27 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM CDT SUNSET 8:55 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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