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CDUS43 KFSD 172225
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 55 3:59 PM 97 1934 71 -16 91
MINIMUM 39 3:32 AM 27 1930 48 -9 60
AVERAGE 47 60 -13 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.63 2000 0.13 -0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 1.95 -0.93 1.59
SINCE MAR 1 4.47 6.55 -2.08 7.88
SINCE JAN 1 4.95 7.98 -3.03 9.26
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 18 7 11 0
MONTH TO DATE 80 162 -82 110
SINCE MAR 1 1270 1642 -372 1341
SINCE JUL 1 6400 7151 -751 5800
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 11
MONTH TO DATE 44 14 30 18
SINCE MAR 1 44 20 24 23
SINCE JAN 1 44 20 24 23
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 1:00 AM
LOWEST 59 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 98 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:49 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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