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Sioux Falls, SD
Weather Forecast Office
Very strong winds blew across the area Wednesday night through Thursday night. Many locations saw wind speeds in excess of 50 mph - especially across eastern South Dakota. Below is a summary of the maximum wind gusts across the area.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PEAK WIND SPEEDS RECORDED TODAY, THROUGH
4 PM CDT, FOR SOUTH DAKOTA.
NWS OBSERVATION DATA (ASOS/AWOS)
LOCATION PEAK WIND SPEED (MPH)
ELLSWORTH AFB 74
PIERRE 72
FAITH 71
WINNER 71
RAPID CITY ARPT 70
BUFFALO 63
MOBRIDGE 61
CHAMBERLAIN 58
ABERDEEN 56
HURON 56
MITCHELL 56
SIOUX FALLS 52
SISSETON 48
WATERTOWN 39
SDSU WEATHER NETWORK (AWND)
LOCATION PEAK WIND SPEED (MPH)
UNION CENTER 73
OACOMA 70
LEMMON 69
ANTELOPE RANGE 49
HAMILL 62
MCINTOSH 62
WHITE LAKE 61
TIMBER LAKE 58
COTTONWOOD 59
BERESFORD 52
MARTIN 58
EAGLE BUTTE 58
BOWDLE 57
HIGHMORE 57
BISON 56
LEOLA 53
PARKSTON 53
EDGEMONT 49
DELL RAPIDS 47
OAK LAKE 43
SOUTH SHORE 41
OLGA 38
BROOKINGS 36
LAKE COCHRANE 34
ORAL 31
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