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CDUS43 KFSD 060620  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1220 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 37 5:00 PM 62 2012 27 10 20  
MINIMUM 23 12:36 AM -29 1924 9 14 3  
AVERAGE 30 18 12 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.39 2015 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.80 0.94 -0.14 0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.11 -0.11 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 2015 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.3 -1.3 T  
SINCE DEC 1 12.0 10.0 2.0 3.4  
SINCE JUL 1 20.3 17.6 2.7 4.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 47 -12 53  
MONTH TO DATE 199 234 -35 245  
SINCE DEC 1 1493 1551 -58 1452  
SINCE JUL 1 2761 3087 -326 2591  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 85 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 51 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -29 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:06 PM CST  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:07 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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