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CDUS43 KFSD 192235  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
535 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 54 12:16 AM 97 1934 72 -18 72  
MINIMUM 47 4:59 AM 27 1894 49 -2 43  
AVERAGE 51 60 -9 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.69 0.93 1990 0.13 0.56 0.68  
MONTH TO DATE 1.71 2.21 -0.50 2.27  
SINCE MAR 1 5.16 6.81 -1.65 8.56  
SINCE JAN 1 5.64 8.24 -2.60 9.94  
 
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 14 6 8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 108 174 -66 120  
SINCE MAR 1 1298 1654 -356 1351  
SINCE JUL 1 6428 7163 -735 5810  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 44 18 26 18  
SINCE MAR 1 44 24 20 23  
SINCE JAN 1 44 24 20 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 57 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1895  
1967  
 
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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