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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chancellor, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
25%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Chancellor, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
L 51°H 90°
Chancellor, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    83°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    42%
    75°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    58°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    54°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    66°54°
Chancellor, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 63°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 35 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Chancellor, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chancellor, SD
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chancellor, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chancellor, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chancellor, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chancellor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Chancellor

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.