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CDUS43 KFSD 082230  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
530 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 78 3:50 PM 96 1934 68 10 74  
MINIMUM 43 5:28 AM 26 1980 44 -1 40  
AVERAGE 61 56 5 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.26 1965 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.89 -0.31 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 4.03 5.49 -1.46 7.64  
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 6.92 -2.41 9.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2021  
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  
TODAY 4 10 -6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 47 88 -41 85  
SINCE MAR 1 1237 1568 -331 1316  
SINCE JUL 1 6367 7077 -710 5775  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 10 -10 5  
SINCE JAN 1 0 10 -10 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1966  
 
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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