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CDUS43 KFSD 300701  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
201 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 92 4:19 PM 100 2012 81 11 80  
MINIMUM 68 5:29 AM 34 1893 58 10 55  
AVERAGE 80 70 10 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.14 2.91 1942 0.11 0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.21 3.14 -1.93 2.71  
SINCE JUN 1 5.65 10.62 -4.97 11.59  
SINCE JAN 1 13.11 20.51 -7.40 17.72  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 6 -5 18  
SINCE JUN 1 15 43 -28 44  
SINCE JUL 1 1 11 -10 22  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 15 6 9 3  
MONTH TO DATE 240 218 22 205  
SINCE JUN 1 791 690 101 703  
SINCE JAN 1 867 741 126 748    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 104 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 37 1893  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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