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CDUS43 KFSD 010626  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
126 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 72 4:29 PM 92 1992 65 7 68  
2007  
MINIMUM 47 5:39 AM 17 1903 41 6 38  
AVERAGE 60 53 7 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.87 1937 0.11 -0.11 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.87 3.00 -1.13 5.20  
SINCE MAR 1 3.45 4.60 -1.15 6.29  
SINCE JAN 1 3.93 6.03 -2.10 7.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.3 2017 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 5.1 -4.7 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 3.8 12.3 -8.5 3.3  
SINCE JUL 1 16.2 45.2 -29.0 25.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 13 -8 12  
MONTH TO DATE 463 537 -74 417  
SINCE MAR 1 1190 1479 -289 1231  
SINCE JUL 1 6320 6988 -668 5690  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 5  
SINCE MAR 1 0 6 -6 5  
SINCE JAN 1 0 6 -6 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 33 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 94 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:30 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 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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