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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
541 PM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         64   3:46 PM  91    1949  66     -2       80
                                      1952
  MINIMUM         44   5:51 AM  17    1967  42      2       51
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.21          1.92 1893   0.11   0.10      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.44   0.19      T
  SINCE MAR 1      6.92                      5.04   1.88     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      8.30                      6.47   1.83     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1944
  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           11                        11      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        47      1       41
  SINCE MAR 1   1279                      1527   -248     1751
  SINCE JUL 1   5738                      7036  -1298     7337

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1       30
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1       30
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     39           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1909
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        23      1944
                                             1954
                                             1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   6:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:33 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:35 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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