CDUS43 KFSD 070636 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 136 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 56 4:17 PM 89 1934 67 -11 85 MINIMUM 25R 5:35 AM 25 1931 43 -18 43 1976 AVERAGE 41 55 -14 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1900 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.66 -0.66 0.58 SINCE MAR 1 3.06 5.26 -2.20 4.03 SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.69 -3.43 4.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1942 0.0 0.0 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 24 10 14 1 MONTH TO DATE 101 68 33 42 SINCE MAR 1 1409 1548 -139 1232 SINCE JUL 1 6381 7057 -676 6362 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0 SINCE MAR 1 10 8 2 0 SINCE JAN 1 10 8 2 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 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 78 6:00 AM LOWEST 25 4:00 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1991 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:36 PM CDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$