CDUS43 KFSD 180819 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 319 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 78 1:53 PM 97 1934 71 7 55 MINIMUM 52 11:47 PM 27 1930 48 4 37 AVERAGE 65 60 5 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.05 1.63 2000 0.13 0.92 T MONTH TO DATE 1.05 1.95 -0.90 1.02 SINCE MAR 1 4.11 6.55 -2.44 4.47 SINCE JAN 1 4.31 7.98 -3.67 4.95 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 0 7 -7 19 MONTH TO DATE 167 162 5 81 SINCE MAR 1 1475 1642 -167 1271 SINCE JUL 1 6447 7151 -704 6401 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 14 -11 44 SINCE MAR 1 13 20 -7 44 SINCE JAN 1 13 20 -7 44 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 4:00 PM LOWEST 34 1:00 AM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 98 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:49 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$