516  
CDUS43 KFSD 140647  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
147 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 87 2:55 PM 92 1987 70 17 75  
MINIMUM 58 4:59 AM 24 1997 46 12 49  
AVERAGE 73 58 15 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.70 1957 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.46 -0.88 1.48  
SINCE MAR 1 4.03 6.06 -2.03 7.77  
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 7.49 -2.98 9.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 0 8 -8 3  
MONTH TO DATE 47 132 -85 102  
SINCE MAR 1 1237 1612 -375 1333  
SINCE JUL 1 6367 7121 -754 5792  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 1 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 9 25 7  
SINCE MAR 1 34 15 19 12  
SINCE JAN 1 34 15 19 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 55 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 96 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1904  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:44 PM CDT  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:45 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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