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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
537 PM CDT THU MAY 02 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         62   3:59 PM  88    1955  65     -3       67
  MINIMUM         48   5:51 AM  22    1908  42      6       35
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.38          2.05 1902   0.11   0.27     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.22   0.18     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      6.69                      4.82   1.87     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      8.07                      6.25   1.82     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.2  1954   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                      12.3   -9.0      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      45.2  -20.0     65.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           10                        12     -2       14
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        24      0       30
  SINCE MAR 1   1255                      1504   -249     1740
  SINCE JUL 1   5714                      7013  -1299     7326

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1       29
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1       29
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     48           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        92      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:31 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:32 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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