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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
528 PM CDT WED MAY 08 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         74   1:18 PM  96    1934  68      6       82
  MINIMUM         40   3:49 AM  26    1980  44     -4       46
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.26 1965   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      0.89   0.46      T
  SINCE MAR 1      7.64                      5.49   2.15     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      9.02                      6.92   2.10     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    2019   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2021
  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            8                        10     -2        1
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        88     -3       46
  SINCE MAR 1   1316                      1568   -252     1756
  SINCE JUL 1   5775                      7077  -1302     7342

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        2
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        10     -5       31
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        10     -5       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     26           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:09 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:38 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   6:08 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:39 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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