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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1227 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 29 2:46 PM 47 1962 27 2 22  
MINIMUM 21 3:55 AM -27 1919 9 12 5  
AVERAGE 25 18 7 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.78 1949 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.06 -0.06 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.80 0.89 -0.09 0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.06 -0.06 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 2023 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE DEC 1 12.0 9.5 2.5 3.4  
SINCE JUL 1 20.3 17.1 3.2 4.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 47 -7 51  
MONTH TO DATE 136 140 -4 135  
SINCE DEC 1 1430 1457 -27 1342  
SINCE JUL 1 2698 2993 -295 2481  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 77 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 54 1916  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -26 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:04 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:05 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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