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CDUS43 KFSD 220631  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
131 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 52 3:21 PM 93 1964 73 -21 63  
MINIMUM 38 6:00 AM 25 1931 50 -12 50  
AVERAGE 45 61 -16 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.09 1893 0.13 -0.13 1.16  
MONTH TO DATE 1.82 2.48 -0.66 3.46  
SINCE MAR 1 5.27 7.08 -1.81 9.75  
SINCE JAN 1 5.75 8.51 -2.76 11.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 20 6 14 8  
MONTH TO DATE 145 186 -41 128  
SINCE MAR 1 1335 1666 -331 1359  
SINCE JUL 1 6465 7175 -710 5818  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 44 22 22 19  
SINCE MAR 1 44 28 16 24  
SINCE JAN 1 44 28 16 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 27 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:53 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 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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