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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         72   2:12 PM  89    1934  67      5       79
  MINIMUM         52   5:34 AM  25    1931  43      9       52
                                      1976
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.72          1.57 1900   0.11   0.61      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      0.66   0.69      T
  SINCE MAR 1      7.64                      5.26   2.38     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      9.02                      6.69   2.33     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1942   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
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        68     -2       44
  SINCE MAR 1   1297                      1548   -251     1754
  SINCE JUL 1   5756                      7057  -1301     7340

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        2
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         8     -3       31
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         8     -3       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           7:00 PM
 LOWEST     63           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1916
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1991


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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