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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
528 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         62   3:59 PM  92    1964  73    -11       72
  MINIMUM         39   5:08 AM  27    1963  50    -11       50
  AVERAGE         51                        62    -11       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.50 1898   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      2.62  -0.80     3.46
  SINCE MAR 1      5.27                      7.22  -1.95     9.75
  SINCE JAN 1      5.75                      8.65  -2.90    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           14                         5      9        4
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       191    -32      132
  SINCE MAR 1   1349                      1671   -322     1363
  SINCE JUL 1   6479                      7180   -701     5822

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        24     20       19
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        30     14       24
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        30     14       24
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     42           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1893


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   5:55 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:53 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   5:54 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:54 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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