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CDUS43 KFSD 022227  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
527 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 3:39 PM 88 1955 65 -2 62  
MINIMUM 46 5:28 AM 22 1908 42 4 45  
AVERAGE 55 54 1 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.05 1902 0.11 -0.11 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.22 0.36 0.40  
SINCE MAR 1 4.03 4.82 -0.79 6.69  
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 6.25 -1.74 8.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 1954 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 10 12 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 18 24 -6 25  
SINCE MAR 1 1208 1504 -296 1256  
SINCE JUL 1 6338 7013 -675 5715  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 6 -6 5  
SINCE JAN 1 0 6 -6 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 92 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 18 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2025...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 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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