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CDUS43 KFSD 150802  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
302 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 4:02 PM 96 1941 70 17 77  
MINIMUM 63 6:02 AM 29 1904 47 16 41  
AVERAGE 75 58 17 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 1906 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.57 -0.99 1.48  
SINCE MAR 1 4.03 6.17 -2.14 7.77  
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 7.60 -3.09 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 6  
MONTH TO DATE 47 140 -93 108  
SINCE MAR 1 1237 1620 -383 1339  
SINCE JUL 1 6367 7129 -762 5798  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 1 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 44 10 34 7  
SINCE MAR 1 44 16 28 12  
SINCE JAN 1 44 16 28 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1959  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:45 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 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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