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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
544 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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  12:28 PM 101    1947  83      2       81
  MINIMUM         72   7:19 AM  40    2012  61     11       61
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.16 1902   0.11  -0.11     0.00
                                      1975
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.93  -0.96     0.75
  SINCE JUN 1      9.85                      9.41   0.44    13.12
  SINCE JAN 1     15.98                     19.30  -3.32    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           14                         7      7        6
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       142     -4      103
  SINCE JUN 1    636                       614     22      533
  SINCE JAN 1    681                       665     16      563
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     65          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       101      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:27 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE   6:35 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:25 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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