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CDUS43 KFSD 082239  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
439 PM CST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 41 12:27 PM 57 2002 27 14 26  
2003  
MINIMUM 22 2:52 AM -24 1894 9 13 -2  
AVERAGE 32 18 14 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.71 2024 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.17 -0.17 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 0.80 1.00 -0.20 0.67  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.17 -0.17 0.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 10.5 2024 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.1 -2.1 0.2  
SINCE DEC 1 12.0 10.8 1.2 3.6  
SINCE JUL 1 20.3 18.4 1.9 4.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 47 -14 53  
MONTH TO DATE 293 375 -82 402  
SINCE DEC 1 1587 1692 -105 1609  
SINCE JUL 1 2855 3228 -373 2748  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 56 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -29 1974  
 
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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