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CDUS43 KFSD 232223  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
523 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 67 1:08 PM 94 1950 74 -7 80  
MINIMUM 38 5:33 AM 33 1893 51 -13 51  
AVERAGE 53 62 -9 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.96 1936 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.82 2.75 -0.93 3.46  
SINCE MAR 1 5.27 7.35 -2.08 9.75  
SINCE JAN 1 5.75 8.78 -3.03 11.13  
 
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 12 5 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 170 196 -26 132  
SINCE MAR 1 1360 1676 -316 1363  
SINCE JUL 1 6490 7185 -695 5822  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 44 26 18 20  
SINCE MAR 1 44 32 12 25  
SINCE JAN 1 44 32 12 25    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 96 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 27 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:54 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:55 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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