983  
CDUS43 KFSD 162230  
CLISUX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
530 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 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 63 8:57 AM 92 1936 72 -9 78  
MINIMUM 46 2:08 AM 28 2014 49 -3 49  
AVERAGE 55 60 -5 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 1.34 1992 0.13 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 1.89 -1.76 3.72  
SINCE MAR 1 4.80 6.80 -2.00 10.83  
SINCE JAN 1 5.36 8.35 -2.99 12.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 8.0 8.0 0.0 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 18.6 36.0 -17.4 35.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 6 4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 56 136 -80 97  
SINCE MAR 1 1188 1503 -315 1270  
SINCE JUL 1 5980 6774 -794 5726  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 33 18 15 0  
SINCE MAR 1 43 26 17 0  
SINCE JAN 1 43 26 17 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 42 8:00 AM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 97 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:43 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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