Summer 2025 brought high winds, heavy rain and average temperatures

Katelyn Winberg
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025

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As harvest winds down across the region, National Weather Service officials say the 2025 growing season brought no shortage of storms, but few temperature extremes.

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Hail damage in a soybean field just east of Canova, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Katelyn Winberg

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Born and raised on a farm in southeastern South Dakota, Katelyn currently resides in Sioux Falls. She enjoys attending SDSU football games (her alma mater), going to farmer’s markets and visiting her parents at their family farm. Reach her at kwinberg@tristateneighbor.com.