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CDUS43 KFSD 050624  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1224 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 50 4:32 PM 54 1916 27 23 13  
2012  
MINIMUM 24 11:31 PM -26 1942 9 15 3  
AVERAGE 37 18 19 8  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.60 1897 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.09 -0.09 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.80 0.92 -0.12 0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.09 -0.09 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 28 47 -19 57  
MONTH TO DATE 164 187 -23 192  
SINCE DEC 1 1458 1504 -46 1399  
SINCE JUL 1 2726 3040 -314 2538  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 62 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -29 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:05 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:06 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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