983  
CDUS43 KFSD 160626  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1226 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 43 3:51 PM 55 1914 27 16 39  
MINIMUM 12 12:08 AM -32 1972 8 4 2  
AVERAGE 28 18 10 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.38 1909 0.02 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.30 -0.27 0.06  
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.13 -0.30 0.72  
SINCE JAN 1 0.03 0.30 -0.27 0.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1909 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.8 -3.7 0.9  
SINCE DEC 1 12.1 12.5 -0.4 4.3  
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 20.1 0.3 5.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 37 48 -11 44  
MONTH TO DATE 536 707 -171 741  
SINCE DEC 1 1830 2024 -194 1948  
SINCE JUL 1 3098 3560 -462 3087  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 53 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 52 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -28 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:56 AM CST SUNSET 5:17 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:56 AM CST SUNSET 5:19 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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