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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         75   3:55 PM  98    1934  72      3       75
  MINIMUM         62   6:25 AM  28    1915  48     14       51
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.22 1996   0.13  -0.13     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      2.08  -0.49     1.05
  SINCE MAR 1      7.88                      6.68   1.20     3.09
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      8.11   1.15     6.41

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.1  1968   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
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        2
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       168    -58       64
  SINCE MAR 1   1341                      1648   -307     1774
  SINCE JUL 1   5800                      7157  -1357     7360

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         2      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        16      6       19
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        22      5       48
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        22      5       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.5


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    70           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     26           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    48

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        97      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        27      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:59 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   5:58 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:50 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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