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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
520 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         91   3:53 PM  97    1934  71     20       80
  MINIMUM         60   5:38 AM  27    1930  48     12       52
  AVERAGE         76                        60     16       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.63 2000   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      1.95  -0.36     1.02
  SINCE MAR 1      7.88                      6.55   1.33     3.06
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      7.98   1.28     6.38

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            0                         7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       162    -52       62
  SINCE MAR 1   1341                      1642   -301     1772
  SINCE JUL 1   5800                      7151  -1351     7358

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         2      9        1
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        14      4       19
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        20      3       48
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        20      3       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8


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    61           8:00 AM
 LOWEST     26           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        98      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1915


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:59 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:59 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 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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