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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
541 PM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         64   3:46 PM  91    1949  66     -2       80        
                                      1952                           
  MINIMUM         44   5:51 AM  17    1967  42      2       51        
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       66     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.21          1.92 1893   0.11   0.10      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.44   0.19      T       
  SINCE MAR 1      6.92                      5.04   1.88     2.04     
  SINCE JAN 1      8.30                      6.47   1.83     5.36     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0      0.0      
                                      1944                           
  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                                                              
  TODAY           11                        11      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        47      1       41        
  SINCE MAR 1   1279                      1527   -248     1751        
  SINCE JUL 1   5738                      7036  -1298     7337        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        1        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1        
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1       30        
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1       30        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          12:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     39           4:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1909                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        23      1944                      
                                             1954                     
                                             1968                     


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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