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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
124 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2025

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         88   3:49 PM  95    1906  69     19       80
  MINIMUM         61   5:22 AM  21    1946  45     16       44
  AVERAGE         75                        57     18       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.68 1920   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.23  -0.65     1.37
  SINCE MAR 1      4.03                      5.83  -1.80     7.66
  SINCE JAN 1      4.51                      7.26  -2.75     9.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1968
  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                         9     -9        3
  MONTH TO DATE   47                       116    -69       99
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1596   -359     1330
  SINCE JUL 1   6367                      7105   -738     5789

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         7     10        0
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        13      4        5
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        13      4        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4


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    52           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     18           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    35

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      2022
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        20      1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:42 PM CDT
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE   6:04 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:43 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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