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CDUS43 KFSD 190649  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1249 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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 50 12:51 AM 62 1981 33 17 -1  
MINIMUM 20 11:59 PM -22 2025 14 6 -22  
AVERAGE 35 23 12 -11  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.03 1962 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.49 -0.48 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 0.98 1.92 -0.94 1.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.18 1.09 -0.91 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 13.8 1962 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 5.5 -5.5 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 14.5 22.2 -7.7 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 22.8 29.8 -7.0 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 30 42 -12 76  
MONTH TO DATE 518 799 -281 981  
SINCE DEC 1 3282 3577 -295 3629  
SINCE JUL 1 4550 5113 -563 4768  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 44 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 65 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -24 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 6:03 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 6:04 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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