501  
CDUS43 KFSD 190650  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
150 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 69 4:25 PM 98 1934 72 -3 75  
MINIMUM 35 2:11 AM 28 1915 48 -13 48  
AVERAGE 52 60 -8 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.22 1996 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 2.08 -1.06 1.59  
SINCE MAR 1 4.47 6.68 -2.21 7.88  
SINCE JAN 1 4.95 8.11 -3.16 9.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1968 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 13 6 7 3  
MONTH TO DATE 94 168 -74 113  
SINCE MAR 1 1284 1648 -364 1344  
SINCE JUL 1 6414 7157 -743 5803  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 44 16 28 18  
SINCE MAR 1 44 22 22 23  
SINCE JAN 1 44 22 22 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:50 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 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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