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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
302 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         87   4:02 PM  96    1941  70     17       77
  MINIMUM         63   6:02 AM  29    1904  47     16       41
  AVERAGE         75                        58     17       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1906   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.57  -0.99     1.48
  SINCE MAR 1      4.03                      6.17  -2.14     7.77
  SINCE JAN 1      4.51                      7.60  -3.09     9.15

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        0                         8     -8        6
  MONTH TO DATE   47                       140    -93      108
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1620   -383     1339
  SINCE JUL 1   6367                      7129   -762     5798

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        10     34        7
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        16     28       12
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        16     28       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     32           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      2001
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1959
                                             1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:45 PM CDT
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE   6:01 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:47 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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