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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 CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 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         63        MM  92    1936  72     -9       78
  MINIMUM         46        MM  28    2014  49     -3       49
  AVERAGE         55                        60     -5       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.34 1992   0.13  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.89  -1.76     3.72
  SINCE MAR 1      4.80                      6.80  -2.00    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1      5.36                      8.35  -2.99    12.99

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      8.0                       8.0    0.0      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                      36.0  -17.4     35.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        1
  MONTH TO DATE   56                       136    -80       97
  SINCE MAR 1   1188                      1503   -315     1270
  SINCE JUL 1   5980                      6774   -794     5726

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        18     15        0
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        26     17        0
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        26     17        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           3:00 PM
 LOWEST     42           8:00 AM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        97      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      2014


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:43 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   6:01 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:44 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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