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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
920 PM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         65   3:57 PM  92    1916  67     -2       79
  MINIMUM         52   5:33 AM  26    1991  44      8       49
  AVERAGE         59                        56      3       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.87 1993   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      0.77   0.58      T
  SINCE MAR 1      7.64                      5.37   2.27     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      9.02                      6.80   2.22     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1938   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            6                        10     -4        1
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        78     -6       45
  SINCE MAR 1   1303                      1558   -255     1755
  SINCE JUL 1   5762                      7067  -1305     7341

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        2
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         9     -4       31
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         9     -4       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     41           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        96      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:37 PM CDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:09 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:38 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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