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CDUS43 KFSD 200627  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
127 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 89 3:58 PM 98 1955 83 6 85  
MINIMUM 67 6:00 AM 39 2004 61 6 61  
AVERAGE 78 72 6 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1989 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.52 2.14 0.38 0.75  
SINCE JUN 1 11.40 9.62 1.78 13.12  
SINCE JAN 1 17.53 19.51 -1.98 25.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 13 7 6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 163 156 7 117  
SINCE JUN 1 661 628 33 547  
SINCE JAN 1 706 679 27 577    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 34 1950  
 
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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