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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
528 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         85   3:18 PM  99    1955  82      3       70
  MINIMUM         66   5:58 AM  34    1950  61      5       59
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.51 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.41
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52                      2.24   0.28     1.16
  SINCE JUN 1     11.40                      9.72   1.68    13.53
  SINCE JAN 1     17.53                     19.61  -2.08    25.84

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           11                         7      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       163     11      117
  SINCE JUN 1    672                       635     37      547
  SINCE JAN 1    717                       686     31      577
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5


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   100           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     48           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1947
                                             1959
                                             1968
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:22 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:20 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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