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CDUS43 KFSD 212226  
CLISUX  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
526 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         59   3:03 PM  94    1973  74    -15       69          
  MINIMUM         43   4:22 AM  31    1895  51     -8       51          
  AVERAGE         51                        63    -12       60       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            T             1.75 1945   0.13  -0.13     0.51       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      2.53  -1.00     4.42       
  SINCE MAR 1      6.20                      7.44  -1.24    11.53       
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                      8.99  -2.23    13.69       
  
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           14                         5      9        5          
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       163    -53      108          
  SINCE MAR 1   1242                      1530   -288     1281          
  SINCE JUL 1   6034                      6801   -767     5737          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0          
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        28      5       10          
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        36      7       10          
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        36      7       10           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                            
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    89           2:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     57           4:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    73                                                          
   
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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1925                        
                                             2000                       
                                             2010                       
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      2022                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE   5:58 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:47 PM CDT       
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   5:57 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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