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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1233 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 34 12:07 AM 52 1951 27 7 43  
MINIMUM 5 11:59 PM -28 1977 8 -3 26  
AVERAGE 20 18 2 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.66 1932 0.02 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.32 -0.28 0.06  
SINCE DEC 1 0.84 1.15 -0.31 0.72  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.32 -0.28 0.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.3 6.0 1932 0.3 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 4.1 -3.7 0.9  
SINCE DEC 1 12.4 12.8 -0.4 4.3  
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 20.4 0.3 5.3  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 48 -3 30  
MONTH TO DATE 581 755 -174 771  
SINCE DEC 1 1875 2072 -197 1978  
SINCE JUL 1 3143 3608 -465 3117  
 
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 53 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -30 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:56 AM CST SUNSET 5:19 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:55 AM CST SUNSET 5:20 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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