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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
533 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         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)
  TODAY            0.00          3.55 1972   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      6.29                      4.71   1.58     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      7.67                      6.14   1.53     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           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
  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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


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 TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:30 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:31 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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