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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
613 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         67   3:59 PM  94    1909  67      0       74
  MINIMUM         36   5:25 AM  23    1944  43     -7       50
                                      1954
                                      1968
  AVERAGE         52                        55     -3       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.68 1942   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.55   0.08      T
  SINCE MAR 1      6.92                      5.15   1.77     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      8.30                      6.58   1.72     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.0  1944   0.1   -0.1      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           13                        11      2        3
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        58      5       44
  SINCE MAR 1   1294                      1538   -244     1754
  SINCE JUL 1   5753                      7047  -1294     7340

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        1
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         7     -2       30
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         7     -2       30
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     42           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        89      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1931
                                             1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:35 PM CDT
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:36 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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