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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
526 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         78   2:26 PM  95    1934  72      6       74        
  MINIMUM         53   5:31 AM  27    1895  49      4       36        
                                      1967                           
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       55     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.89 1999   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      2.35  -0.09     1.05     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.55                      6.95   1.60     3.09     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.93                      8.38   1.55     6.41     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   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                         6     -6       10        
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       180    -60       89        
  SINCE MAR 1   1351                      1660   -309     1799        
  SINCE JUL 1   5810                      7169  -1359     7385        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            1                         2     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        20     -1       19        
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        26     -2       48        
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        26     -2       48        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           5:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     60          12:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    77                                                        

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1964                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        25      1931                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   5:57 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:51 PM CDT     
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   5:56 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:52 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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