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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
534 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         86   1:11 PM  94    2022  69     17       74
  MINIMUM         57   2:50 AM  20    1946  46     11       63
  AVERAGE         72                        58     14       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.09          1.96 1935   0.11  -0.02     0.31
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      1.34   0.12     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1      7.75                      5.94   1.81     2.39
  SINCE JAN 1      9.13                      7.37   1.76     5.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           2.0  1943   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        0
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       124    -25       46
  SINCE MAR 1   1330                      1604   -274     1756
  SINCE JUL 1   5789                      7113  -1324     7342

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         1      6        4
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         8     -1       18
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        14     -2       47
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        14     -2       47
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     24           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:42 PM CDT
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   6:04 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:44 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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