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CDUS43 KFSD 172231
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
431 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 6 3:25 PM 53 1923 27 -21 43
MINIMUM 1 11:05 AM -30 1930 8 -7 12
AVERAGE 4 18 -14 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.51 2020 0.02 -0.02 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.34 -0.30 0.06
SINCE DEC 1 0.84 1.17 -0.33 0.72
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.34 -0.30 0.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.1 6.6 2020 0.2 -0.1 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 4.3 -3.8 0.9
SINCE DEC 1 12.5 13.0 -0.5 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 20.8 20.6 0.2 5.3
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 61 48 13 37
MONTH TO DATE 642 803 -161 808
SINCE DEC 1 1936 2120 -184 2015
SINCE JUL 1 3204 3656 -452 3154
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 2:00 AM
LOWEST 60 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 52 1919
1944
2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -28 1970
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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