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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
147 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2025

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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   2:55 PM  92    1987  70     17       75
  MINIMUM         58   4:59 AM  24    1997  46     12       49
  AVERAGE         73                        58     15       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1957   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.46  -0.88     1.48
  SINCE MAR 1      4.03                      6.06  -2.03     7.77
  SINCE JAN 1      4.51                      7.49  -2.98     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        3
  MONTH TO DATE   47                       132    -85      102
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1612   -375     1333
  SINCE JUL 1   6367                      7121   -754     5792

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   34                         9     25        7
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        15     19       12
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        15     19       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    55           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     24           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    40

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        96      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1904


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE   6:03 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:44 PM CDT
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:45 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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