Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
131 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2021

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2021


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         79   4:10 PM  92    2001  71      8       72
  MINIMUM         50   1:29 AM  27    1959  47      3       40
                                      1997
  AVERAGE         65                        59      6       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1965   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      1.70  -0.71     0.64
  SINCE MAR 1      5.69                      6.30  -0.61     3.85
  SINCE JAN 1      7.39                      7.73  -0.34     4.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1916   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      8.5                      12.4   -3.9     11.9
  SINCE JUL 1     40.0                      45.3   -5.3     39.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        9
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       148     26      185
  SINCE MAR 1   1405                      1628   -223     1584
  SINCE JUL 1   6757                      7137   -380     7073

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        11      0        8
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        17      0        8
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        17      0        8
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     27           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        23      2014


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2021...........SUNRISE   6:01 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:47 PM CDT
MAY 17 2021...........SUNRISE   6:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 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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