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Sioux Falls rainfall for 2023

Sioux Falls picked up 18.79 inches of rain in 2023. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 77 days at Sioux Falls Foss Field; the wettest day brought 1.86 inches on Aug 5, 2023. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 27.85 inches. The total landed 9.06 inches below the normal, which works out to 33% less. 2023 ranks 83rd out of 94 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1932.

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Sioux Falls rainfall for 2023

Sioux Falls rainfall for 2023
Year total18.79 inches2023
1991-2020 normal27.85 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-9.06 inches (-33%)67% of normal
Year rank83rd of 94Complete years from 1932, wettest first
Rain days77
Wettest day1.86 inches

Rain by month in 2023

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2023. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2023

Every day with measurable rain in 2023: Sioux Falls
DateRainfall
0.05 inches
0.67 inches
0.82 inches
0.27 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.17 inches
0.06 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.27 inches
1.19 inches
0.02 inches
0.73 inches
0.01 inches
0.10 inches
0.18 inches
0.05 inches
0.14 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.60 inches
0.20 inches
0.15 inches
0.40 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
1.31 inches
1.86 inches
0.17 inches
0.04 inches
0.02 inches
0.69 inches
0.17 inches
0.19 inches
0.09 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.43 inches
0.02 inches
0.20 inches
0.16 inches
0.49 inches
0.23 inches
0.03 inches
0.55 inches
0.12 inches
0.31 inches
0.04 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.15 inches
0.34 inches
0.11 inches
0.04 inches
0.17 inches
0.38 inches
0.02 inches
0.27 inches
0.18 inches
0.18 inches
0.14 inches
0.22 inches
0.31 inches
0.28 inches
0.61 inches
0.12 inches
0.05 inches
0.08 inches
0.28 inches
0.12 inches
0.02 inches
0.06 inches
0.64 inches
0.53 inches

Daily totals come from Sioux Falls Foss Field, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1932. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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