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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
531 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         72   3:09 PM  92    2001  71      1       73
  MINIMUM         60   5:54 AM  27    1959  47     13       46
                                      1997
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.11          1.36 1965   0.13  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      1.70  -0.11     1.02
  SINCE MAR 1      7.88                      6.30   1.58     3.06
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      7.73   1.53     6.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1916   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                         8     -8        5
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       148    -40       61
  SINCE MAR 1   1339                      1628   -289     1771
  SINCE JUL 1   5798                      7137  -1339     7357

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        11     -3       18
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        17     -4       47
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        17     -4       47
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           8:00 AM
 LOWEST     54          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        23      2014


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:46 PM CDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:47 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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