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CXUS53 KFSD 021901  
CLMSUX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
201 PM CDT MON JUN 02 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 106 05/14/2013  
LOW 23 05/01/1909  
HIGHEST 90 05/11 MM MM 86 05/17  
LOWEST 32 05/03 MM MM 37 05/05  
AVG. MAXIMUM 73.9 72.3 1.6 74.6  
AVG. MINIMUM 46.0 48.7 -2.7 48.2  
MEAN 60.0 60.5 -0.5 61.4  
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 1.8 -0.8 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 0.7 0.3 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 11.78 1903  
MINIMUM 0.60 1955  
TOTALS 1.91 3.87 -1.96 5.75  
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.12 -0.06 0.19  
DAYS >= .01 10 12.0 -2.0 15  
DAYS >= .10 3 7.4 -4.4 11  
DAYS >= .50 1 2.9 -1.9 6  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.9 0.1 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.37 05/18 TO 05/19  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 5.1 1917  
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE 7/1 18.6 36.0 -17.4 35.1  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM  
24 HR TOTAL MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 181 197 -16 126  
SINCE 7/1 6105 6834 -729 5755  
COOLING TOTAL 35 57 -22 22  
SINCE 1/1 45 65 -20 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/090 DATE 05/19  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/250 DATE 05/16  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4  
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
HAZE 1  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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