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CDUS43 KFSD 180632  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
132 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 1.16 1902 0.11 0.07 0.00  
1975  
MONTH TO DATE 1.15 1.93 -0.78 0.75  
SINCE JUN 1 10.03 9.41 0.62 13.12  
SINCE JAN 1 16.16 19.30 -3.14 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 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 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 2002  
 
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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