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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
222 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         77   6:08 PM  92    1934  71      6       80        
  MINIMUM         50   4:59 AM  23    2014  48      2       48        
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       64     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1991   0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      1.82  -0.23     1.02     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.88                      6.42   1.46     3.06     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      7.85   1.41     6.38     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1916   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                                                              
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6        1        
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       155    -45       62        
  SINCE MAR 1   1341                      1635   -294     1772        
  SINCE JUL 1   5800                      7144  -1344     7358        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        12     -5       18        
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        18     -6       47        
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        18     -6       47        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           3:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     33           6:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    61                                                        

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        97      1934                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1930                      


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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