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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
122 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 77 3:01 PM 92 1916 67 10 65  
MINIMUM 50 4:49 AM 26 1991 44 6 42  
AVERAGE 64 56 8 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.87 1993 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.77 -0.19 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 4.03 5.37 -1.34 7.64  
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 6.80 -2.29 9.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1938 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 11  
MONTH TO DATE 43 78 -35 77  
SINCE MAR 1 1233 1558 -325 1308  
SINCE JUL 1 6363 7067 -704 5767  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 9 -9 5  
SINCE JAN 1 0 9 -9 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 96 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:38 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 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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