985  
CDUS43 KFSD 202256  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
556 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 62 1:43 PM 85 1947 59 3 84  
MINIMUM 50 5:14 AM 13 1917 36 14 48  
AVERAGE 56 48 8 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.05 1905 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.62 1.77 -1.15 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 0.84 4.50 -3.66 0.05  
SINCE JAN 1 18.66 25.21 -6.55 26.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.0 1905 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 18 -9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 139 261 -122 172  
SINCE SEP 1 193 387 -194 199  
SINCE JUL 1 215 404 -189 204  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 49 6 43 5  
SINCE SEP 1 169 95 74 152  
SINCE JAN 1 927 845 82 828    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 85 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 11 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2025.......SUNRISE 7:48 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2025.......SUNRISE 7:49 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 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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