Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
526 CXUS53 KFSD 031711 CLMFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1211 PM CDT MON JUN 3 2024 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 05/30/1934 LOW 17 05/04/1967 HIGHEST 91 05/17 MM MM 91 05/30 05/31 LOWEST 36 05/05 MM MM 31 05/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 72.9 70.8 2.1 78.5 AVG. MINIMUM 47.9 47.5 0.4 52.5 MEAN 60.4 59.1 1.3 65.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.5 0.5 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.4 -1.4 1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.42 1898 MINIMUM 0.10 1934 TOTALS 4.64 3.86 0.78 1.28 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.12 0.03 0.04 DAYS >= .01 17 12.1 4.9 6 DAYS >= .10 10 7.1 2.9 4 DAYS >= .50 4 2.8 1.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.19 05/20 TO 05/21 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 3.0 1944 TOTALS 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE 7/1 25.2 45.3 -20.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 160 227 -67 89 SINCE 7/1 5850 7215 -1365 MM COOLING TOTAL 25 45 -20 109 SINCE 1/1 30 51 -21 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/010 DATE 05/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/010 DATE 05/21 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 19 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 10 LIGHT RAIN 20 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$