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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
123 AM CDT THU MAY 02 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         62  11:47 AM  94    1959  65     -3       61
  MINIMUM         40   2:17 AM  21    1997  41     -1       36
  AVERAGE         51                        53     -2       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.55 1972   0.11  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.11  -0.09     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      6.31                      4.71   1.60     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      7.69                      6.14   1.55     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.2  2017   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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
  YESTERDAY       14                        12      2       16
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        12      2       16
  SINCE MAR 1   1245                      1492   -247     1726
  SINCE JUL 1   5704                      7001  -1297     7312

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     40          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:31 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:32 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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