July contrasts June's heavy rainfall

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Since the beginning of July, the weather has calmed down, but only a little. We will show the pattern shift to you.

We’re halfway through July and it’s a lot different than the heavy rains we had in June.

Scenes like these are still fresh in people’s minds for southeast KELOLAND. As we had record rainfall last month in southeast KELOLAND.

This is our daily rainfall in June for Sioux Falls. The driest span of weather was only four days, as half the month had measurable rainfall. And of course, the record rains that fell the weekend of the 20th and 21st.

The month gave Sioux Falls officially 11.20″ of rain. But, it was much heavier south of Sioux Falls where they continue to deal with the aftermath of the June flooding.

In contrast, this month is practically the opposite. Sioux Falls is sitting at under a tenth of an inch of rain. Only three days with measurable rain.

But with the nature of the hit and miss rain we’ve had, there are areas in KELOLAND that have had scattered storms with locally heavy downpours. It’s just a matter of being under the right cloud.