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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
425 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 56 3:37 PM 58 1987 27 29 23  
MINIMUM 27 6:14 AM -38 1912 8 19 4  
AVERAGE 42 18 24 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.68 1910 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.25 -0.25 0.03  
SINCE DEC 1 0.80 1.08 -0.28 0.69  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.25 -0.25 0.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.0 1910 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.1 -3.0 0.3  
SINCE DEC 1 12.1 11.8 0.3 3.7  
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 19.4 1.0 4.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 47 -24 51  
MONTH TO DATE 436 563 -127 577  
SINCE DEC 1 1730 1880 -150 1784  
SINCE JUL 1 2998 3416 -418 2923  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 60 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -33 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:13 PM CST  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:14 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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