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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         66   2:36 PM  92    1949  66      0       76
  MINIMUM         39   5:01 AM  18    1967  42     -3       31
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.50 1944   0.11  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.33   0.09     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      6.71                      4.93   1.78     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      8.09                      6.36   1.73     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1942   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1954
                                      1966
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                      12.3   -9.0      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      45.2  -20.0     65.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                        12      0       11
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        36      1       41
  SINCE MAR 1   1268                      1516   -248     1751
  SINCE JUL 1   5727                      7025  -1298     7337

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1       29
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1       29
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     48           9:00 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1949
                                             1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        17      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   6:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:33 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:35 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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