632  
CDUS43 KFSD 260643  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1243 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 28 8:18 PM 63 1896 36 -8 59  
MINIMUM 12 5:43 AM -14 1965 16 -4 25  
AVERAGE 20 26 -6 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.40 1944 0.03 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.72 -0.69 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 1.00 2.15 -1.15 1.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.20 1.32 -1.12 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.2 5.4 1950 0.3 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 7.7 -7.2 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 15.0 24.4 -9.4 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 23.3 32.0 -8.7 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 39 6 23  
MONTH TO DATE 842 1082 -240 1276  
SINCE DEC 1 3606 3860 -254 3924  
SINCE JUL 1 4874 5396 -522 5063  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
SLEET  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 60 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 70 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -23 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 7:08 AM CST SUNSET 6:12 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 7:06 AM CST SUNSET 6:13 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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