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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
123 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         56        MM  92    1934  71    -15       77
  MINIMUM         43        MM  23    2014  48     -5       50
  AVERAGE         50                        59     -9       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.85 1991   0.12  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.02                      1.82  -0.80     1.59
  SINCE MAR 1      4.47                      6.42  -1.95     7.88
  SINCE JAN 1      4.95                      7.85  -2.90     9.26

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1916   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       15                         7      8        1
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       155    -93      110
  SINCE MAR 1   1252                      1635   -383     1341
  SINCE JUL 1   6382                      7144   -762     5800

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        12     32        7
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        18     26       12
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        18     26       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           5:00 PM
 LOWEST     53           1:00 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        97      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1930


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   6:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   5:59 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 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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