911  
CDUS43 KFSD 070626  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1226 AM CST WED JAN 07 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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 44 4:05 PM 51 1900 27 17 26  
MINIMUM 23 11:40 PM -29 1988 9 14 0  
AVERAGE 34 18 16 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.44 2010 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.13 -0.13 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.80 0.96 -0.16 0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.13 -0.13 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.7 2010 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 T  
SINCE DEC 1 12.0 10.3 1.7 3.4  
SINCE JUL 1 20.3 17.9 2.4 4.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 31 47 -16 52  
MONTH TO DATE 230 281 -51 297  
SINCE DEC 1 1524 1598 -74 1504  
SINCE JUL 1 2792 3134 -342 2643  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 56 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -30 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:07 PM CST  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:08 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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