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CDUS43 KFSD 042230  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
430 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 50 3:59 PM 54 1916 27 23 13  
2012  
MINIMUM 25 12:12 AM -26 1942 9 16 3  
AVERAGE 38 18 20 8  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.60 1897 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.09 -0.09 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.80 0.92 -0.12 0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.09 -0.09 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.0 1897 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.0 -1.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 12.0 9.7 2.3 3.4  
SINCE JUL 1 20.3 17.3 3.0 4.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 47 -20 57  
MONTH TO DATE 163 187 -24 192  
SINCE DEC 1 1457 1504 -47 1399  
SINCE JUL 1 2725 3040 -315 2538  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 62 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -29 1924  
 
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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