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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
155 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         72   6:04 PM  97    1934  72      0       57
  MINIMUM         43   1:15 AM  27    1894  49     -6       42
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.67          0.93 1990   0.13   0.54     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      2.21   0.05     1.05
  SINCE MAR 1      8.55                      6.81   1.74     3.09
  SINCE JAN 1      9.93                      8.24   1.69     6.41

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1       15
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       174    -54       79
  SINCE MAR 1   1351                      1654   -303     1789
  SINCE JUL 1   5810                      7163  -1353     7375

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        18      0       19
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        24     -1       48
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        24     -1       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86          11:00 PM
 LOWEST     45          10:00 AM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        27      1895
                                             1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   5:57 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:51 PM CDT
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   5:56 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:52 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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