CDUS43 KFSD 060626 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 126 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 54 2:59 PM 94 1909 67 -13 80 MINIMUM 33 11:59 PM 23 1944 43 -10 43 1954 1968 AVERAGE 44 55 -11 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.68 1942 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.55 -0.55 0.58 SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.15 -2.09 4.03 SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.58 -3.32 4.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1944 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 7.1 12.4 -5.3 3.8 SINCE JUL 1 30.4 45.3 -14.9 16.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 11 10 3 MONTH TO DATE 77 58 19 41 SINCE MAR 1 1385 1538 -153 1231 SINCE JUL 1 6357 7047 -690 6361 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 10 7 3 0 SINCE JAN 1 10 7 3 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 3:00 AM LOWEST 27 3:00 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 89 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1931 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:35 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:36 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$