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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
543 PM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         66   2:36 PM  92    1949  66      0       76
  MINIMUM         39   5:01 AM  18    1967  42     -3       31
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.50 1944   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.33   0.07     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      6.69                      4.93   1.76     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      8.07                      6.36   1.71     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1942   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1954
                                      1966
  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           12                        12      0       11
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        36      1       41
  SINCE MAR 1   1268                      1516   -248     1751
  SINCE JUL 1   5727                      7025  -1298     7337

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     48           9:00 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1949
                                             1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        17      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:32 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   6:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:33 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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