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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
118 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 24 4:38 PM 65 1981 34 -10 12  
MINIMUM 8 8:28 AM -19 1918 14 -6 -14  
2008  
AVERAGE 16 24 -8 -1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.81 1953 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.55 -0.54 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 0.98 1.98 -1.00 1.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.18 1.15 -0.97 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.3 7.2 2019 0.3 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 6.1 -5.8 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 14.8 22.8 -8.0 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 23.1 30.4 -7.3 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 49 41 8 66  
MONTH TO DATE 614 882 -268 1117  
SINCE DEC 1 3378 3660 -282 3765  
SINCE JUL 1 4646 5196 -550 4904  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 54 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 68 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CST SUNSET 6:05 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CST SUNSET 6:07 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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