CDUS43 KFSD 082230 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 530 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2025 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 78 3:50 PM 96 1934 68 10 74 MINIMUM 43 5:28 AM 26 1980 44 -1 40 AVERAGE 61 56 5 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.26 1965 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.89 -0.31 1.35 SINCE MAR 1 4.03 5.49 -1.46 7.64 SINCE JAN 1 4.51 6.92 -2.41 9.02 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 2021 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 4 10 -6 8 MONTH TO DATE 47 88 -41 85 SINCE MAR 1 1237 1568 -331 1316 SINCE JUL 1 6367 7077 -710 5775 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 10 -10 5 SINCE JAN 1 0 10 -10 5 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 73 6:00 AM LOWEST 31 4:00 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:38 PM CDT MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$