Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CDUS43 KFSD 160631
CLIFSD
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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