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CDUS43 KFSD 170642  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
142 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 88 3:53 PM 101 1988 83 5 82  
MINIMUM 71 4:41 AM 48 1970 61 10 62  
AVERAGE 80 72 8 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.61 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 1.82 -0.85 0.75  
SINCE JUN 1 9.85 9.30 0.55 13.12  
SINCE JAN 1 15.98 19.19 -3.21 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 15 8 7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 124 135 -11 97  
SINCE JUN 1 622 607 15 527  
SINCE JAN 1 667 658 9 557    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 2012  
 
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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