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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
530 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2025

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         86   3:58 PM 101    1983  83      3       83
  MINIMUM         68   6:40 AM  44    2002  61      7       58
  AVERAGE         77                        72      5       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.37R         1.24 1947   0.11   1.26     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52                      2.04   0.48     0.75
  SINCE JUN 1     11.40                      9.52   1.88    13.12
  SINCE JAN 1     17.53                     19.41  -1.88    25.43

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        37    -11       17
  SINCE JUL 1      4                         5     -1        5

 COOLING
  TODAY           12                         7      5        6
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       149      1      109
  SINCE JUN 1    648                       621     27      539
  SINCE JAN 1    693                       672     21      569
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     59           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        39      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE   6:35 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:25 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE   6:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:24 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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