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CDUS43 KFSD 070623  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
123 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 85 3:00 PM 89 1934 67 18 72  
MINIMUM 43 5:05 AM 25 1931 43 0 52  
1976  
AVERAGE 64 55 9 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1900 0.11 -0.11 0.72  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.66 -0.08 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 4.03 5.26 -1.23 7.64  
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 6.69 -2.18 9.02  
 
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 3.8 12.4 -8.6 3.3  
SINCE JUL 1 16.2 45.3 -29.1 25.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 10 -9 3  
MONTH TO DATE 42 68 -26 66  
SINCE MAR 1 1232 1548 -316 1297  
SINCE JUL 1 6362 7057 -695 5756  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 8 -8 5  
SINCE JAN 1 0 8 -8 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 19 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:38 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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