399  
CDUS43 KFSD 170638  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1238 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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 62 3:32 PM 64 1981 32 30 7  
MINIMUM 24 7:58 AM -30 1936 13 11 -6  
AVERAGE 43 22 21 1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.68 1932 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.43 -0.42 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 0.98 1.86 -0.88 1.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.18 1.03 -0.85 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.0 1938 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 4.9 -4.9 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 14.5 21.6 -7.1 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 22.8 29.2 -6.4 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 43 -21 64  
MONTH TO DATE 473 715 -242 831  
SINCE DEC 1 3237 3493 -256 3479  
SINCE JUL 1 4505 5029 -524 4618  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 31 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 70 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 7:22 AM CST SUNSET 6:00 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 6:02 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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