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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
529 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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   2:55 PM  92    1964  73     -1       83
  MINIMUM         50   2:37 AM  27    1963  50      0       63
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.50 1898   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.46                      2.62   0.84     1.05
  SINCE MAR 1      9.75                      7.22   2.53     3.09
  SINCE JAN 1     11.13                      8.65   2.48     6.41

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            4                         5     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       191    -59       89
  SINCE MAR 1   1363                      1671   -308     1799
  SINCE JUL 1   5822                      7180  -1358     7385

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        8
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        24     -5       27
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        30     -6       56
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        30     -6       56
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     42           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1893


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE   5:55 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:53 PM CDT
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE   5:54 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:54 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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