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CDUS43 KFSD 080620  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1220 AM CST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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 48 4:22 PM 56 2003 27 21 22  
MINIMUM 22 2:23 AM -30 1912 9 13 3  
AVERAGE 35 18 17 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.37 1992 0.02 -0.02 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 0.80 0.98 -0.18 0.67  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.9 1967 0.3 -0.3 0.2  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.9 -1.9 0.2  
SINCE DEC 1 12.0 10.6 1.4 3.6  
SINCE JUL 1 20.3 18.2 2.1 4.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 30 47 -17 52  
MONTH TO DATE 260 328 -68 349  
SINCE DEC 1 1554 1645 -91 1556  
SINCE JUL 1 2822 3181 -359 2695  
 
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 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 57 2002  
2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -24 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 8:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:08 PM CST  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:59 AM CST SUNSET 5:09 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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