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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         63  12:47 PM  93    1964  73    -10       84
  MINIMUM         56   8:26 AM  25    1931  50      6       46
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.16          2.09 1893   0.13   1.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.46                      2.48   0.98     1.05
  SINCE MAR 1      9.75                      7.08   2.67     3.09
  SINCE JAN 1     11.13                      8.51   2.62     6.41

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                      12.4   -9.1      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      45.3  -20.1     65.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            5                         6     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       186    -61       89
  SINCE MAR 1   1356                      1666   -310     1799
  SINCE JUL 1   5815                      7175  -1360     7385

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        22     -3       19
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        28     -4       48
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        28     -4       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    49   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     77           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        27      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   5:56 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:52 PM CDT
MAY 22 2024...........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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