985  
CDUS43 KFSD 122233  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
533 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 81 1:56 PM 87 1956 63 18 72  
MINIMUM 60 6:03 AM 15 1917 40 20 39  
AVERAGE 71 52 19 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.15 1.19 2023 0.08 0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.12 -0.96 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.38 3.85 -3.47 0.04  
SINCE JAN 1 18.20 24.56 -6.36 26.91  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 2009 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 14 -14 9  
MONTH TO DATE 54 134 -80 78  
SINCE SEP 1 108 260 -152 105  
SINCE JUL 1 130 277 -147 110  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 0 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 49 6 43 4  
SINCE SEP 1 169 95 74 151  
SINCE JAN 1 927 845 82 827    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 7:38 AM CDT SUNSET 6:48 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE 7:39 AM CDT SUNSET 6:46 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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