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CDUS43 KFSD 212233  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
433 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 32 12:25 PM 53 1900 27 5 27  
MINIMUM 13 7:58 AM -31 1970 8 5 -14  
AVERAGE 23 18 5 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.50 1917 0.02 0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.41 -0.24 0.06  
SINCE DEC 1 0.97 1.24 -0.27 0.72  
SINCE JAN 1 0.17 0.41 -0.24 0.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.6 5.0 1917 0.2 0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.4 5.3 -2.9 0.9  
SINCE DEC 1 14.4 14.0 0.4 4.3  
SINCE JUL 1 22.7 21.6 1.1 5.3  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 42 47 -5 58  
MONTH TO DATE 854 994 -140 1064  
SINCE DEC 1 2148 2311 -163 2271  
SINCE JUL 1 3416 3847 -431 3410  
 
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 58 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -28 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:53 AM CST SUNSET 5:24 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:52 AM CST SUNSET 5:25 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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