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CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
530 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 56 12:58 AM 92 1934 71 -15 77
MINIMUM 46 3:59 PM 23 2014 48 -2 50
AVERAGE 51 59 -8 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 1.85 1991 0.12 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 1.82 -0.80 1.59
SINCE MAR 1 4.47 6.42 -1.95 7.88
SINCE JAN 1 4.95 7.85 -2.90 9.26
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1916 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
TODAY 14 7 7 1
MONTH TO DATE 61 155 -94 110
SINCE MAR 1 1251 1635 -384 1341
SINCE JUL 1 6381 7144 -763 5800
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 44 12 32 7
SINCE MAR 1 44 18 26 12
SINCE JAN 1 44 18 26 12
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 3:00 PM
LOWEST 53 1:00 AM
AVERAGE 71
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 97 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 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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