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CDUS43 KFSD 180653  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1253 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 65 3:46 PM 70 1981 32 33 -3  
MINIMUM 34 5:36 AM -21 1958 13 21 -15  
AVERAGE 50 23 27 -9  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.36 1962 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.46 -0.45 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 0.98 1.89 -0.91 1.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.18 1.06 -0.88 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 18.0 1962 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 5.2 -5.2 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 14.5 21.9 -7.4 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 22.8 29.5 -6.7 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 42 -27 74  
MONTH TO DATE 488 757 -269 905  
SINCE DEC 1 3252 3535 -283 3553  
SINCE JUL 1 4520 5071 -551 4692  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 8:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 62 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -22 2025  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 6:02 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 6:03 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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